Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX TA139,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139045
 
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Date:Saturday 3 March 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 XIX
Owner/operator:144 MU RAF
Registration: TA139
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mile northeast of RAF stn Maison Blanche. -   Algeria
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Maison Blanche
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito TA139: Crashed soon after take-off from Maison Blanche airport. 03/03ú1945
Crew:
F/O (183372) George Frederick CHURCHMAN (us.pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Lt (138472) Peter Joseph DONNELLY (nav.) RAFVR - killed


Sources:

1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Mar1945O.htm
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Oct-2011 08:26 Nepa Added
08-Oct-2011 09:56 Nepa Updated [Operator]
28-Oct-2013 09:42 gratefulniece Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Narrative]
20-May-2014 12:44 Nepa Updated [Narrative]
10-Jan-2015 07:12 Route Updated [Narrative]
09-Mar-2015 16:13 Apen Updated [Location, Departure airport]
27-Aug-2015 18:33 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport]
10-Feb-2019 20:30 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
03-Apr-2019 15:35 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
09-Sep-2019 22:08 angels one five Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
09-Oct-2019 14:36 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
14-Dec-2021 11:50 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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