ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166248
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| Date: | Monday 10 July 1944 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 544 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM365 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hillhead Wood, 8 miles south-west of Keith Banffshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
| RAF Leuchars |
Mosquito MM365: Took off at 12:00 hrs for a PR mission over Statlandet and Narvik. 10/07/1944
Flew into hill in bad weather during returning from reconnaissance 8 miles SW of Keith Banffshire.
Crashed just outside Hillhead Wood, one and a half miles SW of Mulben at 19:00 hrs. 10/07/1944
Crew:
F/O (J/23023) Ernest Stanfield SIMONSON (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (135.289) William REID (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://toonloon.bizland.com/ppap/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/W.W.2-Incidents.pdf
3.ORB 544 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2014 08:31 | Nepa | Added |
| 11-Jun-2014 14:16 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 21:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2019 15:01 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2021 10:03 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Mar-2022 21:34 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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