ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72225
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| Date: | Friday 8 December 1944 |
| Time: | 13:13 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HJ914 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Southwick, north of Portsmouth, South Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire |
Mosquito HJ914: Took off at 11:45 hrs for a solo day training flight. 08/12/1944
The aircraft in company with W/O Jackson in another Mosquito tookoff for a cine gun exercise.
The weather at the time was eight tenths cloud at 2500 feet lowering to 1500 feet in showers.
Visibility was about 6 miles but down to a mile or less in showers.
At about 13:10 hrs, W/O Hardman called on the R/T that the exercise was completed, and W/O Jackson caught a fleeting glimpse of the other aircraft breaking off to port at a height of about 4000 feet. The aircraft were then between Southampton and Portsmouth. A few minutes later about 13:13 hrs, two aircraft were seen approaching Fort Southwick (which is N of Portsmouth), from the south east, at about 5/600 feet above ground level, and a hill about 400 feet above sea level. There was a squall passing through the area at the time.
One aircraft continued on a north westerly course, but the other was suddenly seen to go into a spin, hit the ground, explode and catch fire. 08/12/1944.
Crew:
W/O (Aus.413583) Frank Herbert HARDMAN (pilot) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z022_1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2010 05:19 | NePa | Added |
| 21-Nov-2011 00:44 | DAMOLE | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2014 16:16 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2014 14:40 | James JUMP | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2014 12:52 | Gerrard | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Sep-2015 21:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Damage] |
| 06-May-2019 14:28 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2021 09:17 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2021 17:55 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2021 12:01 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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