ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142232
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| Date: | Thursday 6 April 1944 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 60 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HX865 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn High Ercall, Salop, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF High Ercall, Salop |
| RAF High Ercall |
Mosquito HX865: Took off for training flight. 06/04/1944
On return engine cut stalled on approach. The trainee crew were approaching to land on one engine after the other had failed, when the pilot made a tight turn away from his good engine, causing the aircraft to stall, crash and cartwheel along the ground. Crashed at 19:18 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (42579) Clifford Birkett RIGG (pilot U/T) RAF- killed
F/Sgt (1368228) Thomas WADDELL (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/losses.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2012 08:26 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Jun-2014 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2014 16:24 | Scout | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2014 16:26 | Froome | Updated [Total fatalities, Location] |
| 09-Aug-2015 07:09 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2019 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2021 21:47 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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