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Date: | Saturday 9 September 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
Owner/operator: | 34 Wg SU RAF |
Registration: | NS565 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Hayes, 1,5 mile northwest of RAF stn Northolt, Middlesex, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, South Ruislip |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Mosquito NS565: Took off from RAF Northold. 09/09/1944
The plane crashed shortly after take off half a mile north-west of RAF Northolt after both engines cut.
Wing Support Unit was to supply replacement aircraft and crews.
She trained crews, modified aircraft and carried out some very valuable work in the development of the technique of Night Photography.
Crew:
S/Ldr (87037) Ronald Edward Sidney SMITH DFC & Bar (pilot) RAFVR - killed
W/O (1045202) Walter Moston ROBINSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=NS565
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Apr-2014 12:59 |
Nepa |
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26-Jul-2014 13:09 |
HB |
Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
26-Aug-2015 08:38 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
01-May-2019 13:00 |
Nepa |
Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
09-Dec-2021 17:14 |
Anon. |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
05-Aug-2022 19:29 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
24-Oct-2023 09:52 |
Nepa |
Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |