ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87045
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 1944 |
| Time: | 08:01 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR298 |
| MSN: | LA-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito HR298/P: Taxiing for take off to A/U Recce mission at 08:01 hrs. 28/10/1944
Mosquito HR298 "LA-P" of 235 Sqn was struck while taxiing for take off by Mosquito HR136 "LA-B" of 235 Sqn, which had just become airborne. Both crewmen in the taxiing Mosquito "P" were killed while Mosquito "B" landed safely with no injuries to the crew.
Crew:
F/O (169070) James Tennant ROSS DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (152677) Frank Leonard WALKER (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 235 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2010 13:20 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Dec-2011 03:45 | nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 11:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 06-Jul-2014 12:12 | MiG29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2014 16:41 | Froome | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 04:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 17:11 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-May-2019 08:19 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2023 23:28 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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