ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72414
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| Date: | Thursday 21 February 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 204 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | HJ972 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 miles north-north-west of Royston, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sywell, Northamptonshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito HJ972: Took off for a Training flight. 21/02/1952
Lost power and forcelanded 1 1/2m NNW of Royston Cambs. and coliided with a car. However, the fate of the occupants of the car it struck is not known.
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 204 AFS RAF
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft HA100-HZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
4. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.223
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7162855
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2010 21:21 | NePa | Added |
| 19-Oct-2013 09:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2013 01:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2014 13:43 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2014 13:40 | MUDr. Roup | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2015 20:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 30-Nov-2018 20:31 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2019 11:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2021 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 09:40 | MuDr.Roup | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2021 19:40 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Operator] |
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