ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146006
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 204 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | LR520 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Wigsley, Nottinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Wigsley, Nottinghamshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito LR520: Took off for a Training flight. 29/08/1951
At an altitude of approximately 800 feet AGL on final approach to RAF Wigsley, with the port engien feathered, and flying in conditions of strong crosswinds, the nose of the aircraft suddenly dropped, the aircraft stalled and dived into the ground short of the runway at RAF Wigsley. 29/08/1951
Crew:
F/Lt (143.272) Keith Robert BARTHOLOMEW (pilot) RAF - killed
P/O (582.704) Alastair MACKIE (pilot) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 204 AFS RAF
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings.
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7162855
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 02:38 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Jun-2014 14:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2015 06:58 | Staller | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2015 19:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2019 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jan-2021 15:43 | Staller | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator] |
| 08-Feb-2021 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2021 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2021 09:47 | Next | Updated [Time, Source, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2021 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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