ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17837
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| Date: | Thursday 23 August 1945 |
| Time: | 21:04 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 16 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | KB194 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heath Farm, Great Rollright, near Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Barford St.John, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito KB194: Took off at 20:46 hrs for a Training flight /night navigation exercise. 23/08/1945
It is believed that pilot lost control after entering cloud. At 21:04 hrs the Mosquito broke up and crashed at Heath Farm, Great Rollright, Oxfordshire.
Crew:
F/O (NZ424519) George Mansell PROCTOR DFC (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/O (NZ4212723) Keith Leslie KELLY DFC (nav.) RNZAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.chippingnortonbritishlegion.com/wartime-plane-crashes-around-chipping-norton.php
3. https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1945.pdf
4. CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2008 01:20 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jun-2009 04:08 | Anon. | Updated |
| 22-Feb-2010 10:31 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2012 13:53 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2012 13:54 | Nepa | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Jun-2014 14:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2014 20:37 | Anthony G. | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Sep-2015 08:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2017 22:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2018 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2019 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-May-2019 09:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2020 18:37 | Apen | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Nov-2021 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Mar-2024 07:52 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative] |
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