ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70767
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD603 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bentfield Bury, near Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito DD603: Took off for Night Flying Test. 10/06/1942
Aircraft broke up after turning away in a shallow dive through cloud.
Broke up in air and crashed at Bentfield Bury, near Bishops Stortford and Stansted Mountfitchet.
Crew:
F/O (85238) Esmond Birch GRAHAM - LITTLE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
W/O (755538) Wilfrid Arthur Clement WALTERS (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2009 13:02 | NePa | Added |
| 20-Mar-2011 14:33 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2014 07:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2014 15:31 | R.Giggs | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2014 14:28 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2015 08:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 05-Apr-2016 16:55 | Giggs | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2018 12:27 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2018 13:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2021 09:03 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jan-2022 21:17 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2022 10:19 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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