ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72112
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1945 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 2 GSU RAF |
| Registration: | NS891 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Toisland Farm, Leavening, North Yorkshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wallingford, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito NS891: Took off for a Training navigation flight /low level cross-country exercise. 10/01/1945
Whilst flying in a snowstorm the aircraft struck a tree on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds near Wharram Percy Farm, Wharram Percy, SE of Malton at 10:45hrs, and the resulting crash killed the two crew. Technically this crash did not occur in the exact "Ryedale" area, but its too close to be left out, being on the edge of the Wolds escarpment.
Crew: (Both qualified pilots).
F/Lt (Aus.409250) Laurence Gerard SULLIVAN DFM (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/Lt (Aus.420849) Dudley Edgar BALL DFC (pilot) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/dz421.html
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2010 10:27 | NePa | Added |
| 21-Oct-2010 04:14 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2010 06:33 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2014 07:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2014 09:17 | Don Diego | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Sep-2015 06:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Apr-2019 20:57 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Sep-2022 19:10 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2024 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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