ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71650
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| Date: | Monday 14 August 1944 |
| Time: | 00:59 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 1655 MTU RAF |
| Registration: | DZ477 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Madley, 6miles west-south-west of Hereford,West Midlands,England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito DZ477: Took off for Night training flight /cross country exercise. 14/08/1944.
Abandoned after pilot became disoriented at night Hereford-Ross road. Lost control and, having been abandoned, crashed.
Crew:
W/O (NZ411616) Claud Evered COOK (pilot) RNZAF - baled out /Ok
Sgt (1581756) William George ASHLEY (nav.) RAFVR - baled out /Ok
NOTE: It is impossible that Ashley was aboard this aircraft as he wa killed on the 25th July 1944 in the crash of DZ421. Refer link:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/71498
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 1655 MTU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2010 10:49 | NePa | Added |
| 24-Nov-2011 13:41 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2012 14:41 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2014 11:45 | MiG15 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2014 12:26 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 10:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2019 20:12 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-May-2019 14:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 01-May-2019 14:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2021 15:49 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2021 19:54 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Nov-2023 12:01 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Apr-2024 14:16 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative] |
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