ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151178
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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 1944 |
| Time: | 12:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 1655 MTU RAF |
| Registration: | KB224 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Downs Farm Longnor, 8miles south-south-west of Shrewsbury. England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito KB224: Took off for a Training navigation flight /cross-country exercise. 19/08/1944
About the flight which the crew were instructed to climb to 28,000 feet, little else is known except it is believed the Mosquito performed a bunt before shedding one of its wings. Control lost in turbulence and crash at 12:55 hrs at Downs Farm Longnor, 8 miles SSW of Shrewsbury. Shropshire.
Crew:
F/Lt (125871) John Mansfield PEARCE (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1315019 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 11 August, 1942)
P/O (164218) Arthur Alan YOUNG (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1560802 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 May, 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 1655 MTU RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2012 14:58 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Aug-2015 12:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2019 13:57 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2021 14:59 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Dec-2021 22:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2022 07:51 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 09:57 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 20:10 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2022 13:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Nov-2023 10:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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