ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72113
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| Date: | Thursday 11 November 1943 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 8 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DZ459 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | High Leven Farm, near RAF stn Thornaby, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire |
| RAF Thornaby |
Mosquito DZ459: Took off at 09:15 hrs for flying a high level cross country training flight.11/11/1943
The route being flown on this day would have used turning points of "Bames Ness", Kendal, Doncaster, St.Abbs Head and returning to base near Aberdeen. The flight was to have been flown at around 25,000 feet. During the leg between Doncaster and St.Abbs Head the aircraft was attempting to land at RAF Thornaby because of a problem with the starboard engine, the propeller on this engine had been feathered with the engine shut down. After making an approach to land at RAF Thornaby with the wheels down and the flaps extended, the pilot opted to overshoot, to then fly a circuit of the airfield for another attempt at landing. As the aircraft pulled away to go around the wheels were still down and the flaps were still extended, with only one engine in use there was not enough power to keep the aircraft in the air as it turned, it stalled and then crashed into a field at High Leven, near what is now Ingleby Barwick at 11:00hrs.11/11/1943
Crew:
F/Lt (J/7617) Alan John Farquhar SYMES (pilot) RCAF - killed
Sgt (1433734)t Edward LYON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/north/dz459.html]
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ459 was converted to PR Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2010 10:28 | NePa | Added |
| 25-Mar-2010 11:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 30-Apr-2010 16:03 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2010 04:38 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Nov-2010 15:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2014 11:54 | MiG23 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2014 19:56 | Oezil | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Aug-2015 11:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2019 20:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-May-2021 20:30 | MiG17 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Aug-2021 19:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 04-Sep-2021 22:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jan-2022 22:14 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2022 17:17 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 07-May-2022 11:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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