ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72477
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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1945 |
| Time: | 09:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OADU RAF |
| Registration: | TA226 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Copperhill Farm, 1¼ mile south of Redruth, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
| Y.17 Istres (Fr.) |
Mosquito TA226: Took off for a ferry flight from RAF Portreath to RAF Cairo. 31/03/1945
Crashed just after take off from RAF Portreath. The aircraft crashed at flattish angle just after take-off and caught fire. Crashed near base at Copperhill Farm, 1¼ mile south of Redruth Police Station.
Crew:
W/O (1201735) Kenneth Albert Graham PRATER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1672234) William Collier PAMMENT (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.rafdavidstowmoor.com/pages/crash_log/crashlog45.html
3.ORB 1 OADU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2010 11:01 | NePa | Added |
| 09-Feb-2010 10:37 | NePa | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Feb-2012 23:01 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2015 19:26 | Fuxs | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2015 19:32 | King | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 26-Feb-2015 19:04 | Slizack | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2015 07:12 | pepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2016 13:27 | Fuxs | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2019 15:52 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2021 20:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Dec-2023 10:23 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Dec-2023 10:26 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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