ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164212
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36 |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RL257 |
| MSN: | YP-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile ENE of Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
| Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito RL257/B: Took off for Night training flight. 20/05/1950.
Flew into ground out of cloud at night 1mile ENE of Sherburn-in-Elmet.
The Yorkshire Post reported:
“The pilot and navigator of a Mosquito aeroplane from RAF Church Fenton, which crashed in a field near Sherburn early on Saturday, 20th May 1950, stepped out of the wreckage unhurt except for cuts and bruises. They are P/O Gray and Sgt Scott, who were on a night training flight. The only part of the aeroplane left was the nose. Part of the wing was buried at the other end of the field 100 yards away”. The crash site is Grid ref SE 50 34. 1 mile ENE of the village.
Crew:
P/O (2238633) Michael Crawford GRAY (pilot) RAF: Ok
Sgt (3110079) Herbert Royd SCOTT (nav.) RAF: Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
3. http://sherburninelmethistory.co.uk/aviation/aircraft-accidents/
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8419277
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 1942 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Exeter, Devon, England. | |
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| 14 September 1942 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
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| 6 January 1943 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa. |  |
non |
| 15 January 1943 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa. | |
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| 19 January 1943 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Tripoli. |  |
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| 16 February 1943 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Porto Palo, Province of Syracuse, Sicily. |  |
w/o |
| 9 June 1943 | HJ674 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2014 16:43 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-May-2014 06:05 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code] |
| 17-Sep-2014 11:28 | Quentin | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jul-2015 05:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2015 19:39 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Sep-2015 17:13 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Cn] |
| 01-Nov-2017 22:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2017 22:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 20-Oct-2018 15:36 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Dec-2020 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2020 19:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2021 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jan-2021 12:06 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2021 20:26 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2021 18:02 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Aug-2022 10:08 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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