ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70597
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| Date: | Thursday 16 March 1944 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR344 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lanyon Farm, near Madron, Cornwall, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Mosquito LR344: Took off for Air test. 16/03/944
Pilot lost control in cloud and tried descend out from the cloud. Aircraft dived out of cloud and flew into hillside at Lanyon Farm near Madron. Cornwall. Aircraft burnt out at 10:50 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (133.433) Ronald Frederick GORE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
AC2 (2203201) Peter John SKELTON (pilot U/T) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2009 07:51 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 12:39 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2012 13:07 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 21-Oct-2013 15:42 | kcm | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2014 15:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 16:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 07-Apr-2019 13:18 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Jul-2022 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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