ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164462
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 February 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 35 |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RS699 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wainfleet Ranges, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito RS699: Flew into ground on bombing run Wainfleet ranges. 08/02/1951.
Aircraft made a diving attack on the Wainfleet Ranges, Friskney, Lincolnshire, at a very steep angle, but failed to complete the recovery.
Crew:
PII (1806322) William Victor John MORRISH (pilot) RAF – killed
F/Sgt (591452) Ronald HAWES (nav.) RAF – killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings.
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Wainfleet
5. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
6. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8425823
7. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1951
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2014 09:54 | Nepa | Added |
| 20-May-2014 15:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2014 14:08 | MUDr. Roup | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2014 10:47 | T.Taylor | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2015 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 13-Oct-2015 16:33 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2019 22:17 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2019 22:46 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2021 21:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2021 12:17 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2021 09:54 | Next | Updated [Time, Source, Operator] |
| 27-Sep-2021 22:11 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 13:39 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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