ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166322
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| Date: | Friday 6 February 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 204 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | TE590 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 miles west of RAF stn Woolfox Lodge, County Rutland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito TE590: Took off for a Training flight / cross country exercise. 06/02/1948
(Believed routed Driffield - Cottesmore - Driffield). The Mosquito was operating at low level, in flying conditions of poor visibility and squally rain clouds. En-route, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and it dived into the ground one-and-a-half miles west of RAF Woolfox Lodge, Rutland.
Crew:
F/Lt (164883) John Raymond SPENCER (pilot) RAFVR - killed.
F/O (198809) William Albert GOODCHILD (nav.) RAFVR - killed.
The subsequent Board of Inquiry concluded that the aircraft did not have cockpit lighting, and the ambient lighting conditions outside of the aircraft would have led to considerable changes of light in the cockpit, and this may have hindered the pilot's instrument flying
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 204 AFS RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1989
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101699
4. https://wikipedia.org/RAF_Woolfox_Lodge#History
5. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/29/W2409
6. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578255
7. http://www.leicestershirewarmemorials.co.uk/war/casualty/view/29815
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2014 11:11 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Jul-2014 11:58 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2015 10:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2018 10:46 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 09:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Nov-2019 19:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2021 23:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 22:16 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 22:47 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Aug-2022 10:01 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2023 17:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 30-Apr-2023 21:19 | Nepa | Updated [[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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