Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI VL726,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161463
 
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Date:Monday 6 February 1950
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:4 Sqn RAF
Registration: VL726
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:the ranges near RAF stn Fassberg /Faßberg airbase, Lower Saxony. -   Germany
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Celle, Lower Saxony.
Destination airport:RAF Fassberg, Lower Saxony.
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito VL726: Took off for Training flight /Air-to-ground firing. 06/02/1950
Crashed on pulling out of a dive. Dived into the ground on the ranges at RAF Fassberg.
Crew:
PIII (3035104) Howard Coleman SHEPHERD (pilot) RAF – killed
AC1 (2410435) Brian Henry EDWARDS (pass. mech.) RAF - killed

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VL

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Oct-2013 13:14 Nepa Added
17-Mar-2014 21:06 Dr. John Smith Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
15-May-2014 14:11 Nepa Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative]
22-Sep-2014 13:30 Paco Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]
20-Dec-2014 17:32 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Jan-2015 16:28 Leopard DX Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
25-Jul-2015 05:29 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
09-Jan-2019 20:40 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
04-Feb-2020 15:17 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Nature, Narrative, Operator]
13-Jun-2021 09:59 Anon. Updated [Location, Operator]

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