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| Date: | Monday 6 February 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | VL726 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | the ranges near RAF stn Fassberg /Faßberg airbase, Lower Saxony. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Celle, Lower Saxony. |
| RAF Fassberg, Lower Saxony. |
Mosquito VL726: Took off for Training flight /Air-to-ground firing. 06/02/1950
Crashed on pulling out of a dive. Dived into the ground on the ranges at RAF Fassberg.
Crew:
PIII (3035104) Howard Coleman SHEPHERD (pilot) RAF – killed
AC1 (2410435) Brian Henry EDWARDS (pass. mech.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VL
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2013 13:14 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-Mar-2014 21:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2014 14:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2014 13:30 | Paco | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 20-Dec-2014 17:32 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2015 16:28 | Leopard DX | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2015 05:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 09-Jan-2019 20:40 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Feb-2020 15:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Nature, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 13-Jun-2021 09:59 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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