ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70836
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| Date: | Thursday 8 April 1943 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD747 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West Park, Centenary Rd/Airmyn Road, in Goole, Yorkshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire |
Mosquito DD747: Took off at 18:20hrs for a Night Fying Test. 08/04/1943
Two minutes after taking off radio contact was established with the aircraft but from then nothing further was heard from it. It was cloudy at the time of the flight and shortly before 19:00hrs it was heard by members of the Royal Observer Corps at Goole estimated to be flying normally at around 4,000 feet. It was then heard to be in a dive as the engine note changed after a muffled bang was heard. The tail of this aircraft had infact broken off in the air and it dived into ground in the region of West Park, Centenary Rd/Airmyn Road, in Goole at 19:00 hrs. 08/04/1943
Crew:
F/Sgt (1294007) Terence Emile PROCUREUR (pilot) RAFVR - Killed
Sgt (1338437) Gerald Henry WHEATLAND (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/dd747.html
3.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2009 11:55 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 13:34 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 17:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2014 16:10 | Digger | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2015 08:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 14-Mar-2019 08:17 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-May-2021 22:06 | MiG15 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Sep-2021 17:14 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2022 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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