ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70891
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| Date: | Friday 27 April 1945 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DD789 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles south of RAF stn Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire |
Mosquito DD789: Took off for test flight. 27/04/1945
During flying lost port tailplane and spun into ground 4miles S of RAF Cranfield.
Crew:
F/O (149.601) William Ronald SHORT (pilot) RAFVR - killed
LAC (1106573) Arthur NOBLE (passenger) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.RAF Casualties-1945.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2010 00:24 | NePa | Added |
| 29-Jan-2012 03:00 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2013 12:05 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2013 12:17 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2013 07:39 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 07-Oct-2013 11:34 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2014 16:32 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2015 07:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2019 16:30 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Dec-2021 13:20 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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