Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HJ767,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70031
 
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Date:Saturday 17 June 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:60 OTU RAF
Registration: HJ767
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:field west of Bunny, near RAF stn Newton, Nottinghamshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF High Ercall, Salop
Destination airport:RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire
Narrative:
Mosquito HJ767: Took off for training flight. 17/06/1944
During the flight aircraft developed engine trouble.
Spun into ground pres. after control lost in cloud near RAF Newton.
Crew:
P/O (126.151) Joseph Kevin De ROECK (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1405407) Finlay William David HEARN (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://macr.moonfruit.com/#/mosquito-hj767/4544225719

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Nov-2009 12:19 NePa Added
30-Sep-2010 14:41 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
21-Jul-2011 09:42 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Sep-2011 13:23 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
22-May-2014 09:37 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Aug-2014 15:14 Oezil Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport]
22-Sep-2014 08:28 INV Updated [Location]
17-Aug-2015 07:37 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Narrative]
29-Apr-2019 20:15 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
29-Nov-2021 19:35 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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