ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161532
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| Date: | Thursday 27 March 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FP RAF |
| Registration: | VA925 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Severn, 1 mile west of Magor Denny, Monmouthshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire |
| RAF Aston Down | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito VA925: Took off for a planned sortie, series of circuits and landings at base. 27/03/1952
However, the pilot requested to ATC (Air Traffic Control) that he be allowed to fly away from RAF Aston Down for some local flying. The pilot was cleared to do so, so he then left the RAF Aston Down circuit. Nothing further was heard from the pilot of Mosquito VA925 until the wreckage of the aircraft was found, having crashed on a sandbank on the River Severn, 1 mile west of Magor Denny at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Usk. 27/03/1952
Crew:
Sgt (1686055) Gregory BRINDLEY (pilot) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings.
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VA
5. ORB 4 FP RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2013 09:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-Sep-2014 11:23 | Quentin | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 21-Jul-2015 16:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2015 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Dec-2015 12:07 | King T. | Updated [Date, Total occupants] |
| 04-Apr-2016 09:06 | Quentin | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2019 16:32 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2021 23:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 23:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2021 19:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2021 21:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2021 09:58 | Next | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Sep-2021 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2022 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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