ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70855
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 1944 |
| Time: | 22:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 54 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DD753 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Altonburn, near Yetholm, Berwickshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Charterhall, Berwickshire |
Mosquito DD753: Took off at 21:50 hrs for a night interception exercise. 12/12/1944
During flight a constant speed unit (CSU) failed. 20 minutes later, it flew into the northern slopes of The Curr in the Cheviot Hills and broke up over the flank of the hill nr Yetholm Berwickshire at 22:10 hrs.12/12/1944
The primary cause was given as the pilot not keeping an adequate check on his position in relation to base and drifting into an area of cloud covered high ground. The cloud base at the time was 1,400ft and the aircraft struck the hillside at an altitude of 1,700ft in level flight.
Crew:
F/Lt (131.074) Henry John MEDCALF (pilot) RAFVR - Killed
F/O (154.591) Ronald Edward BELLAMY (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://northeastatwar.co.uk/2019/02/02/mosquito-dd753-the-curr.
3.http://www.wtdwhd.co.uk/Curr-Mozzie.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2009 02:30 | NePa | Added |
| 13-Apr-2014 16:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2014 09:16 | Cliford | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2015 07:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-May-2019 14:35 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2021 12:29 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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