Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HR572,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142120
 
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Date:Thursday 12 April 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:1672 MCU RAF
Registration: HR572
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:sea 25 miles west of Chowghat, Kerala, British India -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Yelahanka, Bengalúru
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HR572: Took off for training flight. 12/04/1945
Engine cut stalled and crashed in sea 25miles W of Chowghat Kerala
Crew:
F/Lt (J/21969) Russell Bradfield ASHLEY (US.pilot) RCAF - killed
F/Sgt (1523166) John Alfred EVANSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jan-2012 01:58 Nepa Added
29-Jan-2012 02:00 Nepa Updated [Source]
04-Jul-2014 15:48 Route Updated [Aircraft type, Country, Narrative]
15-Feb-2015 15:38 AlLah Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative]
30-Aug-2015 07:12 pepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
19-Feb-2019 18:24 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
13-May-2019 15:40 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
22-May-2019 18:21 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
22-May-2019 18:23 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
02-Nov-2023 12:17 Nepa Updated [[Location, Operator]]

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