Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HP865,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73773
 
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Date:Thursday 19 April 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:8 (C) OTU RAF
Registration: HP865
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:10 miles south-west of Ramsey Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HP865: Took off for training flight. 19/04/1945
During flight a engine cut ditched 10 miles SW of Ramsey Head Pembs.
Crew:
W/O (1320066) Edward Jabez BAKER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1567540) Norman HAYNES (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Halley, J, 1989 Royal Air Force Aircraft HA100-HZ999, pg89

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Apr-2010 07:31 Nepa Added
17-Mar-2011 10:30 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative]
29-Jan-2012 03:21 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Jun-2014 10:14 Next Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
07-Jul-2014 19:06 MiG15 Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
19-Feb-2015 20:00 MiG17 Updated [Location, Narrative]
26-Aug-2015 13:44 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
14-May-2019 17:59 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
28-Dec-2021 22:10 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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