ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72287
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 60 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HJ863 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field near RAF stn High Ercall, Salop, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF High Ercall, Salop |
Mosquito HJ863: Took off for training flight. 14/06/1944
Engine cut on overshoot crashlanded in field RAF High Ercall. DBF
Crew:
F/Lt (103.011) Anthony Trelawney WICKHAM DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Lt (NZ40619) Clarence William EVANS (pilot) RNZAF - killed
Clarence William Evans' true name was Kenneth Eric Evans. He enlisted under his younger brother's name to avoid rejection for air-crew as over-age. He flew over 55 ops as a navigator before remustering as a pilot in early 1943
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2010 00:08 | NePa | Added |
| 02-Mar-2012 10:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 10:53 | Nepa | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Jun-2014 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2014 15:33 | MiG29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 16:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 20:32 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2021 22:46 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Apr-2024 11:04 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative] |
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