ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121245
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| Date: | Friday 4 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 125 (Newfoundland) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT427 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hackthorn, near RAF stn Scampton, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire |
Mosquito NT427: Took off at 14:05 hrs for a Test flight /Night Flying Test (NFT). 04/05/1945
Pilot lost control in clouds and high speed dive ensued.
Starboard engine, centre section, cockpit and fuselage seen to crash into ground at Hackthorn, nr RAF Scampton, Lincs.
Crew:
F/Lt (134093) Ernest Frederick HIGHAM (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1613913) Keith Henry HUMPHRIES (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 125 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2011 06:37 | Nepa | Added |
| 02-Jan-2012 00:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2012 12:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 27-Sep-2014 19:49 | Repac | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2014 16:13 | Unitex | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2014 21:06 | Yety | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2014 21:08 | Yety | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 16-Sep-2015 18:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 21-Mar-2019 16:29 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Sep-2021 16:37 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Dec-2021 19:52 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2022 10:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2024 21:49 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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