ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17418
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| Date: | Sunday 1 July 1945 |
| Time: | 13:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 26 |
| Owner/operator: | 45 (Atlantic Ferry) Gp TC RAF |
| Registration: | KA316 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 miles south-west of RCAF stn Mont Jolie, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Mont Jolie, QC |
| RCAF Mont Jolie |
Mosquito KA316: Took off for a training for delivery flight /day routine ferry flying . 01/07/1945
Returned early due to engine trouble. The plane was making a one engine approach to the airfield after the port engine failed on a ferry training flight, lost height on the last turn and the tail wheel struck a fence. The aircraft somersaulted, crashed and burned 6 miles south west of RCAF Mont Joli, Quebec
Crew:
W/O (1393612) Sidney George WITHERSPOON (pilot) RAFVR- killed
F/Lt (J/24247) Vladimír Joseph SOPUCH (nav.) RCAF- killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1944.pdf
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2008 01:06 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Feb-2010 13:36 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2012 14:21 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2013 15:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2014 22:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2015 10:01 | Weeks | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Sep-2015 16:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2016 14:58 | Heil | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2018 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2018 16:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-May-2019 20:20 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-May-2021 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2021 11:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Dec-2021 12:37 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Oct-2023 21:59 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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