ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164903
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 March 1945 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM493 |
| MSN: | PS-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ath, Hainaut, Wallonia -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | B.51 Lille/Vendeville, Nord (Fr.) |
Mosquito MM493/T: Took off for a Test flight. 28/03/1945
Aircraft was out of control. Spun into ground out of cloud on air test near Ath, Belgium.
Crew:
F/O (147601) Alex RECINA (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1869790) Reginald Anthony Warwick SMITH (nav.) RAFVR - baled out /injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 264 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 March 1945 | MM493 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.51 Lille/Vendeville, Nord |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2014 15:03 | Nepa | Added |
| 04-Jan-2015 11:22 | DG333 | Updated [Total fatalities, Nature, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2015 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 06-Jul-2019 22:27 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2020 11:53 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2020 12:02 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 12-Nov-2021 15:45 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Nov-2021 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 20:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Aug-2022 18:39 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-May-2023 08:25 | Nepa | Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 17-Dec-2023 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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