ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70863
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| Date: | Friday 12 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD780 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cefn Bryn Common, Walterston Farm, nr Reynoldstone, Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Fairwood Common, West Glamorgan |
Mosquito DD780: Took off for a Test flight. 12/11/1943
The port engine caught fire during the flight. Crashed in forced landing Reynoldstone Glam.
According to the ORB:
During the afternoon S/Ldr Young took off alone and soon after was told by another pilot of another aircraft that flames were coming from underneath his port engine. Pieces soon began to fly off and after feathering the props, he crash landed.S/Ldr Young got out safely, but the aircraft was burnt up.
Crew:
S/Ldr (70766) John Reginald Cass YOUNG AFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?18027-264-Sqdn-Mosquito-W4080-accident
4. http://bbm.org.uk/airmen/YoungJRC.htm
5.ORB 264 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2009 06:54 | NePa | Added |
| 06-Nov-2011 14:30 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2013 14:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2014 08:10 | King | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Jan-2015 13:00 | Xindel XXL | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 13:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Feb-2018 16:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2019 23:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2019 22:17 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Sep-2021 09:48 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2022 22:05 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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