ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168062
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| Date: | Monday 25 February 1946 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB533 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Hemswell | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito KB533: Tookoff at 15:00 hrs for a Local flying. 25/02/1946
Swung on take off and undercarriage collapsed RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire. One of two similar non-fatal crashes on the same day involving the same squadron, and at the same airfield (see also Mosquito KB419)
Crew:
F/Lt (160941) William Cecil Burwick SMITH DFC (pilot) RAFVR: OK
???? (nav.) RAFVR - OK
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8421164
4. https://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs#1946
5. https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1945.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2014 17:46 | Juan P.Paco | Added |
| 28-Oct-2014 07:42 | Erectus | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 10-Sep-2015 12:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2016 11:10 | Erectus | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2016 11:11 | Erectus | Updated [Total fatalities, Nature, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2018 16:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2021 18:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2021 20:10 | Puck | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 21:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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