ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73992
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR159 |
| MSN: | LA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hopenton farmhouse near RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito HR159: Took off for Air Test flight. 09/01/1945
Lost control while doing an air-test over RAF Banff. Pres. ailerons jammed and crashed into the croft of Hopetown just outside the south perimeter. Croft set on fire, but occupants escaped injury.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/14533) Donald Banbury DOUGLAS (pilot) RCAF - killed
LAC (978982) Gerard Patrick ROBBINS (assisting with NFT) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://toonloon.bizland.com/ppap/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/W.W.2-Incidents.pdf
3.ORB 235 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2010 04:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 23-Dec-2011 10:07 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2014 13:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 05:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2015 12:43 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 28-Feb-2019 17:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2019 20:49 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 03-Mar-2022 22:01 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jul-2022 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
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