ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165101
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| Date: | Friday 31 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 13 MU RAF |
| Registration: | MM578 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hatley, Bedfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Henlow, London |
Mosquito MM578 Broke up in air on air test over Hatley Beds. 31.3.1944
P/O Allen DFM won his DFM with 35 Sqn as a flight engineer on Halifax bombers. The inscription on his headstone, though, refers to him being killed in the crash of Mosquito MM578 of 13MU (Maintenance Unit). The pilot of the aircraft was F/Lt Hill, a Typhoon pilot originally of 245 Squadron. Their aircraft lost a wing in a dive and crashed at Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire, presumably while they were testing it.
Crew:
F/Lt (42126) George Edward HILL (pilot) RAF - killed
P/O (170456) William George ALLEN DFM (F/Eng) RAFVR - killed (NCO:903697, Gazette of 22nd February 1944)
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2014 22:52 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Aug-2014 10:09 | Nick Slaughter | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 16:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2019 05:05 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2022 18:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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