ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144146
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| Date: | Sunday 30 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | NT192 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles south of RAF stn Lichfield, Staffordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire |
| RAF Shawbury, Shropshire |
Mosquito NT192: Took off for a ferry flight from Hatfield to RAF Shawbury. 30/04/1944
Crashed 2 miles south of RAF Litchfield: "At about 8,000 ft, the aircraft turned to port and then dived.
At about 200 ft. the machine flattened out, hit the ground and was totally destroyed. Insufficient evidence to determine the cause of the accident but available evidence indicates that the pilot was not responsible."
Crew:
F/O (M.432) William Lionel GODWIN (pilot) ATA - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.raf-lichfield.co.uk/ATA%20Casualties.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2012 07:33 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Aug-2014 17:25 | Zoom | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2015 09:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2016 19:01 | Zoom | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 19:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Apr-2019 20:02 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2022 18:50 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2022 12:08 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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