Date:	Wednesday 11 October 1944
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:	618 Sqn RAF
Registration:	DZ543
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	hills near Bransdale, Helmsley, North Yorkshire Moors, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	RAF Beccles, Suffolk
Destination airport:	RAF Turnberry, Ayrshire

Narrative:
Mosquito DZ543/G: Took off for transit flight. Flew into Bransdale, Helmsley, North Yorkshire. 11/10/1944.
The pilot was flying in low cloud using his instruments, he climbed to avoid the high ground he was heading towards. It is thought that he only noticed the ground at the last minute and pulled up sharply, control was then lost and the aircraft struck the ground on the down side of the hill just after midday killing both crew. The aircraft was on a flight which was secret at the time, it was carrying " Highball", a smaller version of the bouncing bomb which was intended for use on shipping.
Crew:
P/O (186.495) Alfred Robert William MILNE ( pilot) - killed
W/O (1323395) Eric Alan STUBBS (nav.) RAFVR - killed

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/44/dz543.html
3.https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/19896932.remains-two-pilots-killed-1944-ryedale-reunited-families/
4.ORB 618 Sqdn RAF

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
20-Jan-2010 02:40	NePa	Added
21-Dec-2011 11:45	nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative]
13-Jul-2014 11:55	J.Paco	Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
13-Apr-2015 18:06	Lixon	Updated [Location, Destination airport]
29-Aug-2015 14:57	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative]
21-May-2021 11:19	Anon.	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
30-Nov-2021 23:14	Nepa	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
04-Feb-2022 14:37	gerard57	Updated [Source]
04-Feb-2022 14:37	gerard57	Updated [[Source]]
05-Feb-2022 21:31	Nepa	Updated [Location, Source, Operator]