Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI PZ233,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144488
 
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Date:Wednesday 12 July 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:27 MU RAF
Registration: PZ233
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Shawbury, Shropshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Standing
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Shawbury, Shropshire.
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito PZ233 Hit by Wellington HF127 while parked Shawbury 12.7.1944 DBR
On July 12th 1944 a Wellington XIII (NF127) belonging to CNS collided with a stationary Mosquito (PZ233) from No.27 MU. The Wellington was about to become airborne when it hit the Mosquito which was being compass swung. Both aircraft were completely burnt out. The crash killed Sgt T.T.A. Goodfellow and Mr A V Bancroft of No.27 MU, A.U.Bancroft, but the Wellington pilot escaped injury.
Goodfellow died in RAF Cosford Hospital from 1st and 2nd degree burns a few days later as you have from CWGC. Mr Bancroft died on the same day having also been taken to the burns centre at RAF Cosford Hospital.
Crew:
Sgt (1531713) Thomas Tapner Anderson GOODFELOW (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Mr Albert Victor BANCROFT - killed


Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?3670-Shropshire-s-casualties-and-aircraft-crashes/page2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Mar-2012 10:40 Nepa Added
22-Jul-2014 10:56 BlB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
20-Aug-2015 11:35 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
16-May-2016 17:49 Nepa Updated [Narrative]
03-Apr-2019 05:15 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]

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