ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72521
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| Date: | Sunday 23 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HJ774 |
| MSN: | SB-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile south of RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
Mosquito HJ774/J: Took off for test flight. 23/01/1944
The pilot, he made a pass at a U.S. Havoc aircraft. The Mosquito hit the slip stream of other aircraft and crashed. The plane dived into ground 1mile south of RAF Hunsdon.
Crew:
F/O (J/18128) George Peter JOHNSTON (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (155550) William JENKINSON (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 464 Sqdn RAF nic.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 February 1944 | MM401 | 464 Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAF stn Friston ELG, Sussex, England | |
w/o |
| 25 April 1944 | MM400 | 464 Sqn RAAF | 1 | English Channel off Pas de Calais. |  |
w/o |
| 6 July 1944 | HJ776 | 464 Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAF stn Thorney Island, Hampshire, England | |
min |
| 17 April 1945 | PZ463 | 464 Sqn RAAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.78 Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant. |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2010 10:37 | NePa | Added |
| 11-Nov-2011 13:43 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 10:42 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 25-Jun-2014 14:27 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2015 07:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 24-Apr-2016 11:54 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2021 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Mar-2022 20:28 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2023 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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