ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143744
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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 2 GSU RAF |
| Registration: | HX972 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tetworth Hall near St.Neots. Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Mosquito HX972: Took off for training flight /low-level cross-country exercise. 28/05/1944
The plane hit tree low flying Tetworth Hall near St.Neots Hunts.
The aircraft hit the top of an elm tree which knocked the starboard tail plane off.
The plane hit into Tetworth Hall Cottage, near Tempsford, Bedfordshire.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.402641) Keith Newman COOLING (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/O (50890) Kenneth Alfred HOWES (nav.) RAF - killed
+ Ground casualties:
Mr Frederick Oliver GORE - killed
Mrs Miriam GORE - Injured
Miss Kathleen GILBERT - Injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11200-Pilot-Navigator-photo-paydirt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2012 11:56 | Nepa | Added |
| 30-May-2014 16:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2014 16:46 | HB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2014 21:49 | Lorenzo Lamas | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Aug-2015 07:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2015 19:09 | Ing Edcker | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2019 07:17 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2023 20:24 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 06-Sep-2023 17:24 | Nepa | Updated [[[Location, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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