ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165386
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| Date: | Monday 26 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS880 |
| MSN: | UP- E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Margate railway station, Kent, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
| RAF Manston |
Mosquito NS880/E: Broke up in air on air test and crashed on Margate railway station Kent. 26/06/1944
Returning to RAF Manston was flying at around 1000 feet when it was seen to be breaking up and fall to the ground in flames around Margate Railway Station.
The cause of the crash was, during a High G turn, the starboard wing broke off due to the main soar breaking outboard of the engine nacelle, then the port wing broke off, outboard of the fuel tank bays, the aircraft exploded and fell to the ground in flames. This is not an uncommon event with Mosquitos . Jackie and his observer Roy Philips were up on an NFT ,accident happened at 15.45 hours, and was witnessed.
Crew:
F/Lt (128.102) John REID DFM (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (176.751) Roy Edgar PHILLIPS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 605 Sqdn RAF
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20170327130108/http://thanetcoastlife.blogspot.com/2009/05/world-war-2-plane-crash-at-margate.html (Archived)
4. http://605squadron.co.uk/We%20Never%20Slept%20-%20The%20Story%20of%20605%20Squadron.pdf
5..https://rafbradwellbay.co.uk/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2014 08:24 | Nepa | Added |
| 19-Jul-2014 15:41 | Zoom | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2015 12:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2019 17:03 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Mar-2021 11:46 | Don Diego | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Operator] |
| 04-Jan-2022 22:13 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-May-2023 06:16 | ManstonHistory | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
| 08-Sep-2023 19:08 | Anon. | Updated [[[Narrative, Operator]]] |
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