ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159734
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| Date: | Monday 24 September 1945 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 16 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | PF485 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Upper Heyford |
Mosquito PF485: Took off at 14:06 hrs for an acceptance test /"demonstration" flight. 24/09/1945
During flight which one of the engines lost most of its coolant. Returned to base at 14:31hrs and while trying to land in a strong gusting crosswind, stalled and cartwheeled into a field.
As the aircraft went from end over end, it burst into flames after flipping over.
Crew:
F/Lt (101055) Charles BATTEN DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1283962 Commission Gazetted : Friday 08 August, 1941)
ACW1c (2120646) Glenys Doreen HARRIS (passenger) WAAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 16 OTU RAF
3. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1940-1949_28.html
4. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?action=printpage;topic=9483.0
5. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA101-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
6. https://www.cwgc.org
7 .Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2013 17:35 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Sep-2013 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location] |
| 30-Jul-2014 18:41 | DB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2015 20:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature] |
| 12-Dec-2015 07:57 | AlLach | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2016 19:24 | J.Cryer | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2019 23:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2019 19:57 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Aug-2021 20:09 | BlBE | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Operator] |
| 28-Nov-2021 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-May-2022 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 17:18 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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