ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56818
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 October 1944 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 45 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX821 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3.5 miles north-west of Piadoba -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kumbhirgram, Assam |
Mosquito HX821: Took off for test after repair at 143 RSU. 10/10/1944
BIrdstrike on port wing; aircraft disintegrated at 8,000 ft. Fatal. Broke up in air after bird strike 10.10.1944. This was an air-test/experience flight requested by F/Lt Rimmel (an engineering officer at 143 RSU) following work to the exhaust shrouds that had been burnt out previously. The replacement shrouds were not fitted at the time of the accident and F/Lt Campbell's regular navigator was stood down for this test flight.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/9369) Richard Alvin CAMPBELL (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/Lt (133.912) Douglas William RIMELL (pass./eng.officer) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 45 Sqdn RAF
3.Air Ministry Form 1180.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2009 00:09 | WJR | Added |
| 18-Jan-2010 04:22 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2015 19:20 | Faun | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2015 14:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2015 07:12 | pepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2015 07:12 | pepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2019 16:49 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2019 08:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2021 14:25 | GPrids | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2021 16:59 | GPrids | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2021 23:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2022 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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