Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI NS951,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165406
 
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Date:Sunday 13 August 1944
Time:18:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:515 Sqn RAF
Registration: NS951
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Salisbury plain near Larkhill ranges, Wiltshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Winkleigh, Devon
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito NS951: Engine cut lost height and bellylanded near Larkhill. 13/08/1944
Crew:
F/O (156125) William Ewart McCREADY (pilot) RAFVR - OK (NCO:1045707 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 05 October, 1943)
F/O (152493) Leslie FRODIN (nav.) RAFVR - Ok(NCO:1537909 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 September, 1943)

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 515 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Apr-2014 14:18 Nepa Added
31-Aug-2014 14:47 MiG29 Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Narrative]
23-Aug-2015 11:33 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
01-May-2019 14:07 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
28-Jun-2022 21:59 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
31-Jul-2022 07:48 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]
26-Sep-2023 21:30 Nepa Updated [[Source, Narrative]]

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