ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167783
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| Date: | Sunday 23 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HR149 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 200 yards west of Alder Road, Parkstone, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hurn, Dorset |
Mosquito HR149: Took off for training flying /Low level daylight flight. 23/07/1944
The aircraft on a low level daylight flight over Poole crashed 200 yards west of Alder Road drill hall.It appears to have been pulling out of a roll when a wing struck a building in Mossley Ave.There was only slight damage to the building but the aircraft exploded shortly after hitting the ground. The plane crashed Parkstone Hants.
Crew:
P/O (J/85938) William Edward BOWHAY (pilot) RCAF - killed
P/O (177960) Horace Kenneth NAYLOR (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 418 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2014 13:04 | Apen | Added |
| 16-Sep-2014 21:12 | Xindel | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Aug-2015 10:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Mar-2019 20:56 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2022 23:17 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2023 21:09 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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