ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74006
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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 8 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HR160 |
| MSN: | "42" |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Whitland, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire |
Mosquito HR160: Took off for a Training flight. 04/05/1945
Aircraft in flight at between 5,000 and 6,000 feet, rolled and spiralled down to crashed and burned near Whitland, Carmarthen.
Crew:
W/O (1320063) Donald Llewllyn Buchanan ROSS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (166441) Leslie Kenneth LARGE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 8 OTU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2010 07:25 | Nepa | Added |
| 28-Jan-2012 14:17 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2013 23:23 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2014 21:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2015 21:29 | Newton | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Sep-2015 11:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2019 16:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2022 22:06 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-May-2022 11:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2024 22:56 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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