ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20383
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 1944 |
| Time: | 14:53 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML921 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito ML921: Took off at 14:53 hrs. detailed to carry out an air test. 09/04/1944
The aircraft swung out of control on takeoff and crashed into an obstruction. It was considered that the accident was due to considerable loss of power from the starboard engine or propeller, this loss occurring at or just before flying speed was reached. The Pilot was very experienced on this type of aircraft.
F/Lt Smith was killed and F/Lt Cadman who was injured, died of his injuries on 10/04/1944. .
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.402757) Robert Barnsley SMITH DFC (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/Lt (145.333) Peter Eric CADMAN DFC (nav.) RAFVR - injured /died 10/04/1944
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Henk Welting's Database
3.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC
5.Nepa VBS Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2008 11:08 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Feb-2010 11:40 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2012 14:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2014 15:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2014 14:08 | Shout | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2015 11:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 08:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Apr-2019 18:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 14-Oct-2021 20:15 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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