Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII HK125,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72695
 
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Date:Monday 26 February 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII
Owner/operator:155 MU RAF
Registration: HK125
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near RAF stn Setif. -   Algeria
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Setif
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HK125: Took off for test flight 26/02/1945
The Pilot has lost control. Stalled during low altitude aerobatics and crashed near RAF Setif, eastern Algeria.
Crew :
P/O (191.097) George Henry HAWKEY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (189.448) Harold ANDERTON (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2150914/ANDERTON,%20HAROLD
3.https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2151103/HAWKEY,%20GEORGE%20HENRY

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Feb-2010 05:04 NePa Added
30-Dec-2013 20:09 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Dec-2013 20:11 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
21-Jan-2014 18:30 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
03-Jul-2014 09:17 ABBA Updated [Narrative]
19-Sep-2015 10:29 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
19-Sep-2015 10:30 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
03-Apr-2019 05:58 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
22-Feb-2022 23:24 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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