ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72532
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| Date: | Sunday 21 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HJ742 |
| MSN: | TH-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles from Arundel at Lyminster, near RAF stn Ford, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Arundel, West Sussex |
| RAF Ford, West Sussex |
Mosquito HJ742/'B': Took off for Night flying test (NFT). 21/11/1943
During flight starboard engine failed. Crashed during attempted overshoot 2 miles from Arundel at Lyminster House, near RAF Ford, Sussex, England.
Crew:
F/O (J/11060) Thomas THOMSON (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (J/9154) Herman Stephen SCHELLENBERG (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RAF_owned_HA100.html
3. Operations Record Book for No. 418 Squadron (File AIR 27/1820 at the National Archives)
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2929198/thomas-thomson/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2928846/herman-stephen-schellenberg/
6. https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=20180.0
7. https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=20179.0
8. https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=6006.0
9. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=HJ742
10. https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/rcaf-casualties-second-world-war/tabor-to-tinker/
11. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101353898-lyminster-house-old-lyminster-house-lyminster-and-crossbush#.Y5X9FOjMI4c
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 July 1944 | HR183 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 2 | Missing - south Baltic Sea |  |
w/o |
| 25 March 1945 | HR148 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground A.75 Cambrai/Epinoy, Nord. |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2010 11:52 | NePa | Added |
| 08-Nov-2011 02:08 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2012 09:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 15-Jun-2014 18:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 14:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2015 15:34 | Django | Updated [Cn] |
| 03-Mar-2016 10:06 | Nick Slaughter | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2018 18:17 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2019 06:49 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2019 06:49 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2019 06:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2019 06:51 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2021 21:42 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 15-Feb-2022 10:36 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jul-2022 10:37 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jul-2022 09:02 | Richard | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2022 11:13 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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