Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HJ809,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72465
 
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Date:Sunday 4 June 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:13 OTU RAF
Registration: HJ809
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near RAF stn Finmere, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Finmere, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:RAF Finmere
Narrative:
Mosquito HJ809: Took off for training flight. 04/06/1944
During the return, engine cut stalled on approach RAF Finmere.
Crew:
F/Lt (101.076) Philip Henry WATSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (154.219) Aroha Gerald RUSSELL (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Feb-2010 10:29 NePa Added
09-Mar-2012 23:37 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Mar-2014 19:20 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Narrative]
01-Jun-2014 18:55 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]
25-Jun-2014 16:07 Next Updated [Location, Narrative]
13-Aug-2015 20:35 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
26-Apr-2019 07:23 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
29-Nov-2021 19:29 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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