ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69967
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| Date: | Monday 22 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD750 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wingate Nick, near White Crag, Silsden, West Yorkshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
| RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire |
Mosquito DD750: Returning to base at RAF Church Fenton after a cancelled Ranger operation. 22/03/1943
The squadron had been using a forward base of RAF Coltishall and three aircraft took off from there to return to base. On nearing Church Fenton this crew contacted base to state their intention of landing. They were told to hold off landing and await their turn in the circuit. They were wrongly directed into a holding pattern over high ground and were then given the wrong height at which to fly. The aircraft flew into high ground on a hillside at Addingham High Moor to the east of Sildsen at speed and in low cloud . The Mosquito struck the very top of the escarpment at Wingate Nick and somersaulted onto the moor behind, spreading wreckage over a wide area and coming to rest against a stone wall. 22/03/1944.
Crew:
Sgt (656008) John Hudson STAPLES (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1576326) Ralph Ernest ANDREWS (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/dd750.html
3.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2009 22:58 | NePa | Added |
| 21-Jan-2010 23:46 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 31-Jan-2010 10:03 | NePa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2010 13:44 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2010 13:46 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2011 12:57 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2012 13:00 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 02-Sep-2014 05:22 | wilbur | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2015 06:24 | wilbur | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2015 18:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Apr-2019 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Sep-2021 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jan-2022 23:20 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
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