ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72930
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| Date: | Friday 16 March 1945 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HK382 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Le Bris Miron, near Annoeullin, 9miles W of ALG B.51 Lille/Vendeville -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | B.51 Lille/Vendeville (Fr.) |
Mosquito HK382: Took off for test flight. 16/03/1945
During a test flight the Mosquito control was lost and the aircraft dived into the ground.
The pilot lost control in cloud and the plane nosedived into ground 9 miles west of B.51 Lille/Vendeville.
Local reports state they crashed at 14:15 hrs at Le Bois Miron near Annoeullin.
Squadron ORB’s state 14:40 hrs. No details as to what caused the pilot to lose control.
Crew:
F/O (J/19116) Richard Hartley LONG (pilot) RCAF - killed
P/O (J/38742) Kenneth Stickney BRENTON (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 409 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2010 12:22 | NePa | Added |
| 30-Jan-2012 08:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2014 17:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2014 13:05 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Nature, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2015 21:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:35 | Next | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2019 15:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 15:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 23-Dec-2021 23:04 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Dec-2023 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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