Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI PF520,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159748
 
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Date:Tuesday 1 April 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:98 Sqn RAF
Registration: PF520
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:village Hoffnungsthal near Rösrath, North Rhine-Westphalia -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wahn (G)
Destination airport:RAF Wahn, NRW
Narrative:
Mosquito PF520: Took off for on met recce flight. 01/04/1947
The engine lost power during flight, aircraft lost height and flew into trees at Hoffnungsthal nr Rösrath, NRW. Damaged beyond repair in accident.
Crew:
F/Lt (????) CLEMENTS (pilot) RAF - injured 
F/O (194.448) John Percival WILKIE (nav.) RAFVR - killed 



Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 98 Sqn RAF
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/29/W2377:
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578223

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2013 18:58 JINX Added
30-Sep-2013 10:43 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
31-May-2014 17:33 Nepa Updated [Total occupants, Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Oct-2014 08:12 Jixon Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]
23-Oct-2014 08:32 Jixon Updated [Source]
31-Jul-2015 19:31 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
07-Jan-2019 19:06 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
15-Mar-2019 19:16 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
22-Nov-2019 10:37 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator]
24-Nov-2019 01:19 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Nov-2019 09:42 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
14-Jul-2021 08:29 Coufal Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Operator]
14-Jul-2021 08:35 Anon. Updated [Operator]
28-Aug-2022 19:08 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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