ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142314
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 June 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 13 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HX961 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1/2 mile north of Laverton, Somerset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Finmere, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito HX961: Took off for a training flight. 19/06/1945
The aircraft crashed whilst attempting an emergency landing following at high speed after engine failure and inability to keep airborne.
Engine cut and the plane bellylanded at 1/2 mile north of Laverton Somerset.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1583445) Thomas POTTER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1584266) Tom Clifford Trevor WADDINGHAM (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 13 OTU RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2012 01:18 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Sep-2014 09:46 | Lorenzo Lamas | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2015 05:45 | DG333 | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2015 18:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 13-May-2019 16:30 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Dec-2021 23:26 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Jan-2024 12:54 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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