Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HP939,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73801
 
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Date:Saturday 13 May 1944
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:45 Sqn RAF
Registration: HP939
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Amarda Road, Baleswar, Orissa, Brit.India -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Amarda Road
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HP939: Took off for Training flight /practice attacks on (USAAF) B.25s.13/05/1944
Broke up, recovering from roll at RAF Amarda Road.
Crew:
W/Cdr (70656) Harley Charles STUMM DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Lt (Aus.406099) Walter James MCKERRACHER DFM (pass./of 22 APS) RAAF - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 45 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Apr-2010 06:46 Nepa Added
28-Jun-2014 15:36 Next Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
27-Sep-2014 11:50 Oezil Updated [Location]
27-Sep-2014 12:11 Oezil Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
13-Aug-2015 19:46 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
25-Apr-2019 14:46 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
06-Sep-2021 21:56 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
02-Sep-2022 21:42 Nepa Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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