ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72730
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| Date: | Saturday 28 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 51 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HK129 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire |
Mosquito HK129: Took off for night training flight /navigation exercise. 28/04/1945
Aircraft hit ground at RAF Cranfield aerodrome in bad weather while flying on instruments.
Crashed in a rain squall on a night exercise.
Crew:
F/O (J/18446) Bruce Douglas McBRIDE (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/Sgt (R/206335) Frederick John SIMPSON (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 51 OTU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2010 10:21 | NePa | Added |
| 29-Jan-2012 02:58 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2012 23:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Jul-2014 09:38 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2014 15:46 | Bony N | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2015 10:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2019 16:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Dec-2021 20:09 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-May-2022 22:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 31-Dec-2023 22:12 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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