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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1951 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 58 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RG183 |
| MSN: | OT-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Benson, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Benson |
Mosquito RG183/U: Flew into trees on an asymmetric approach to RAF Benson, Oxfordshire. 15/01/1951
The pilot survived the crash, but the navigator was killed at 13:10 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (146.753) Nicky VARANAND (pilot) RAF - survived OK
F/Lt (167.726) John Edwin HERRIDGE (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 58 Sqn RAF
3.Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2014 15:06 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jul-2014 14:16 | Gerrard | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2015 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Oct-2015 07:42 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Oct-2015 08:05 | INV | Updated [Time, ] |
| 15-Sep-2019 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jan-2021 15:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2021 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-Aug-2021 17:41 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 01-Jul-2022 12:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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