ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145878
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| Date: | Thursday 11 June 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | RK935 |
| MSN: | MB-23 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Shepherds Grove, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Manchester Ringway Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| RAF Shepherds Grove, Suffolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito MB-23 (ex.RK935): Built at Leavesden under contract 1576/SAS/C.23(a) as Mosquito NF.30 (Merlin 76 engines).
05/05/45: delivered to the RAF, never used operationally, spend all its RAF-life in Maintenance Units
29/11/51: Allocated to Belgian Air Force and serial MB-23 issued.
01/02/53: At Fairey Aviation, Mancester Ringway Airport for refurbishment
11/06/1953: Crashed at RAF Shepherds Grove near Walsham le Willows in Suffolk during a pre-delivery flight (total airframe time 3:05 hrs)
00/06/53: Transferred to Shepherds Grove for damage assessment.
08/12/53 and 14/12/53: Transported to Wevelgem by two C119s (CP1 & CP5), then to Arsenel, Evere and stripped for spares.
Crew:???? Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. http://www.mossie.org/production/results.php?search=RK935&returnsperpage=25&submit=Search&mode=2
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1229947/
4. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/De+Havilland+DH.98+Mosquito+NF.30.
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Shepherds_Grove
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2012 02:57 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Oct-2012 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2013 23:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2014 18:29 | Fort Knox | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2015 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Jan-2016 18:13 | Django | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Aug-2016 19:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2017 22:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2017 22:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 09-Jan-2019 20:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 23-Feb-2020 18:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Feb-2020 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Sep-2021 20:30 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-May-2023 09:55 | Nepa | Updated [[Cn, Narrative, Operator]] |
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