ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71498
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 1655 MTU RAF |
| Registration: | DZ421 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woodhouse Farm, near Acklam, 14miles NE of York, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito DZ421: Took off for Training flight /Night navigation exercise. 24/07/1944
Broke up in air while cruising at 20 to 25 thousand feet over Yorkshire at 01:30 hrs. 25/07/1944
The Mosquito's starboard undercarriage door(s) opened without warning, broke off, and struck the starboard tailplane causing the aircraft to go out of control and break up. The crash investigation found that poor maintenance of the door actuating cables was the cause of the untimely opening.
Crew:
W/O (NZ411616) Claud Evered COOK (pilot) RNZAF - bale out /injured
Sgt (1581756) William George ASHLEY (nav.) RAFVR - killed.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york44/dz421.html
3.ORB 1655 MTU RAF
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ421 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2010 11:18 | NePa | Added |
| 21-Oct-2010 03:38 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2012 14:13 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 21:13 | Xindel X | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 09:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2019 09:36 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 05-May-2019 09:37 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2021 10:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 07-Sep-2021 09:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2022 17:05 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2022 08:33 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 21-Jul-2022 21:36 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Nov-2023 21:14 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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