Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII MM575,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165093
 
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Date:Monday 15 May 1944
Time:15:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII
Owner/operator:96 Sqn RAF
Registration: MM575
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:field Cherry Orchard, Curtisden Green, Goudhurst, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Ford, Sussex
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito MM575: Took off at 14:30hrs for NFT. 15/05/1944
Blew up in air and dived into ground Goudhurst Kent, presumed wing collapsed.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1437121) David MOTHERWELL (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (147.941) Robert Douglas WARREN (nav.) RAFVR - killed


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 96 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Mar-2014 20:18 Nepa Added
14-Jul-2014 19:37 Kraus Updated [Location, Narrative]
11-Aug-2015 06:38 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
28-Feb-2019 21:44 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator]
21-Sep-2021 20:56 Nepa Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
22-Sep-2021 16:04 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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