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| Date: | Tuesday 1 April 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 98 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF520 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | village Hoffnungsthal near Rösrath, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wahn (G) |
| RAF Wahn, NRW |
Mosquito PF520: Took off for on met recce flight. 01/04/1947
The engine lost power during flight, aircraft lost height and flew into trees at Hoffnungsthal nr Rösrath, NRW. Damaged beyond repair in accident.
Crew:
F/Lt (????) CLEMENTS (pilot) RAF - injured
F/O (194.448) John Percival WILKIE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 98 Sqn RAF
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/29/W2377:
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578223
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2013 18:58 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Sep-2013 10:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 31-May-2014 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Oct-2014 08:12 | Jixon | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Oct-2014 08:32 | Jixon | Updated [Source, ] |
| 31-Jul-2015 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 07-Jan-2019 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 15-Mar-2019 19:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 22-Nov-2019 10:37 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator, ] |
| 24-Nov-2019 01:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2019 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 14-Jul-2021 08:29 | Coufal | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Operator, ] |
| 14-Jul-2021 08:35 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Aug-2022 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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