ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17480
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| Date: | Thursday 12 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 32 |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE RAF |
| Registration: | NS586 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Weston Zoyland, Bridgwater, Somerset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
| RAF Weston Zoyland, Somerset |
Mosquito NS586: Took off for a Test flight. 12/04/1945
Destroyed on a test flight, aircraft climbed to 35,000ft and carried out a series of dives at various speeds and altitudes. After 1 hour 20 minutes, the aircraft was seen in a steep dive, and although a pull out a at 8,000 feet was begun, aircraft went into a steep climb and its wings and tail plane detached.
Crew:
F/Lt (128537) John Robert SMITH (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Mr. M.G. DOUGLAS (Minister of Aircraft Production Technical Officer) - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=152
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578016
4. https://www.colettiscombataircraft.com/2020/09/The-Secret-Years-RAF-Boscombe-Down-1939-45
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2008 10:28 | Nepa | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 02:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2012 12:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2012 11:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 26-Jan-2013 15:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2013 11:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 30-Jul-2014 18:07 | Gloug | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 05-Jul-2015 16:04 | Weeks | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 18:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport] |
| 13-Apr-2018 17:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2018 07:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Dec-2020 18:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2021 20:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2021 17:53 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-May-2023 20:02 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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