ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73777
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HP886 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mysore, 25 miles north of RAF stn Kolar, Brit. India -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kolar |
Mosquito HP886: Took off for training flight. 13/09/1944
The aircraft was practicing attacks on another aircraft, 5,000 feet above the ground. After one of these mock attacks, the aircraft disappeared underneath the target aircraft, possibly being thrown upside down by the slipstream. Dived into ground off turn 25m N of Kolar.
Crashed near Mysore, India. Witnesses stated the aircraft was streaming black smoke before it crashed.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.415700) William Clarke TUFNELLl (pilot) RAAF - killed
P/O (Aus.422089) Victor ABEL (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 82 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2010 10:34 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Nov-2011 14:49 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2011 12:04 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2013 02:36 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2013 08:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2014 12:30 | Oezil | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2015 08:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2016 10:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2018 11:23 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Jun-2021 15:57 | Repace | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2022 12:23 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2022 21:18 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2023 21:01 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Operator]] |
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