Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII HK235,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72793
 
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Date:Saturday 16 October 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII
Owner/operator:488 (NZ) Sqn RAF
Registration: HK235
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Blackwater River, south-east of RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HK235: Took off for test and training flight. 16/10/1943
Engine cut in circuit, lost height and crashed in river near RAF Bradwell Bay.
Crew:
P/O (149.208) Dennis Norman GREEN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1254796) Ronald Arthur CREEK (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 488 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Feb-2010 02:32 NePa Added
15-Mar-2010 22:06 angels one five Updated [Operator]
25-Mar-2010 11:31 Anon. Updated [Operator, Location]
30-Apr-2010 15:55 angels one five Updated [Operator]
02-May-2010 13:14 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
28-Mar-2011 02:37 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
02-Mar-2012 10:31 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
27-Jun-2014 13:38 Next Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
03-Aug-2015 11:50 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
04-Apr-2019 20:03 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
14-Nov-2021 22:03 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
15-Nov-2021 19:02 Nepa Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative, Operator]
15-Nov-2021 19:05 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]

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