ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146553
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| Date: | Sunday 12 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MV525 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
| RAF Swannington |
Mosquito MV525: Took off for Test New Mosquito. 12/11/1944
Returned for engine trouble. During approach the second engine stalled and bit runway.
Stalled at 200' on approach on single-engined landing. Burst into flames on impact.
F/Lt Wright was pulled from the flames by Cpl.Thomas Charles WOODHEAD, who was awarded the BEM.
Crew:
F/Lt (110837) Brian Rushworth KEELE DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1386254 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 23 December, 1941)
F/Lt (78336) Robert Charles WRIGHT (nav.) RAFVR - injured (Commission Gazetted : Friday 26 April, 1940)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.swannington-norfolk.co.uk/index-page6.html
3. ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
4. CWGC
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2012 03:04 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Jun-2014 16:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2014 14:16 | R.Giggs | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2014 14:22 | Giggs | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2015 09:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2015 18:34 | Rata | Updated [Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2019 19:58 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jan-2022 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Aug-2022 13:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2023 19:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2023 08:25 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source] |
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