ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70184
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| Date: | Monday 2 July 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF779 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 28 miles north of Bangalore. -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Yelahanka, Bengalúru |
Mosquito RF779: Took off for training flight /dive bombing practice. 02/07/1945
Dived into ground during dive bombing practice. Crashed in the course of a formation shallow dive-bombing display a 28 miles North of Bangalore. Sadly, the pilot W/O Kenneth Webster misjudged the pullout and the aircraft disintegrated on impact with the ground. W/O Webster and his Nav F/Sgt Hopes both died.
Crew:
W/O (1455066) Kenneth WEBSTER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1550365) Jack HOPES (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.211Squadron.org
3.ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2009 10:16 | NePa | Added |
| 25-Oct-2011 14:02 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2012 03:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2014 15:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2014 16:05 | DB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2015 05:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2019 20:10 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2022 10:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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