ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17478
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE RAF |
| Registration: | KB209 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles west of Blandford Forum, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
Mosquito KB209: Flew into ground inverted 3m W of Blandford Forum Dorset 09/08/1944 during handling trials
Aircraft seen to dive from 5000ft to 1000ft, roll inverted and hit the ground.
Crew:
F/Lt (102.295) Hubert John CAMPS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (157.983) Thomas Glanville THOMAS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=140
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2008 10:00 | Nepa | Added |
| 20-Apr-2008 10:37 | Nepa | Updated |
| 22-Nov-2011 13:07 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2011 04:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2012 12:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 24-Jan-2013 11:32 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2013 11:35 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 03-Jun-2013 12:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 13-Oct-2013 13:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 22-Jul-2014 12:03 | DB | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 05-Jul-2015 15:50 | Heil | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2018 17:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2018 07:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-May-2019 14:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2021 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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