Date:	Monday 5 May 1947
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:	204 AFS RAF
Registration:	RS644
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	1 mile north of Whissendine near RAF stn Cottesmore, Rutland, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Cottesmore, Rutland
Destination airport:	RAF Cottesmore
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito RS644: Took off for Air Test. 05/05/1947
During the flight, the aircraft dived into the ground at high speed one mile north of Whissendine, Rutland.
Crew:
F/O (201844) Ronald Thomas HEMMING DFC & Bar AFC (pilot) RAF: killed
F/Lt (47820) Norman LEWIS DFC & Bar (nav.) RAF: killed

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
3.ORB 204 AFS RAF: AIR29/1989:.
4.National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/29/W2379:
5.https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578225
6. CWGC
7. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101699
8. https://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?469-F-L-Norman-Lewis-DFC*&p=2379#post2379
9. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98113667/ronald-thomas-hemming
10. https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/43503/Lewis-Norman.htm
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whissendine
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Cottesmore#Post-war

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
04-Mar-2014 20:53	Nepa	Added
17-Sep-2014 11:40	Quentin	Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
21-Sep-2014 18:45	DB	Updated [Location, ]
31-Jul-2015 17:12	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
10-Feb-2019 16:33	Nepa	Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Narrative, Operator, ]
24-Nov-2019 23:30	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
24-Nov-2019 23:35	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, ]
25-Nov-2019 10:35	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
10-Jun-2021 21:31	Anon.	Updated [Location, Operator, ]
20-Jun-2021 23:11	Anon.	Updated [Time, Source, Operator, ]
07-Jul-2021 10:21	Anon.	Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator, ]
20-Aug-2021 22:22	Anon.	Updated [Narrative, Operator, ]
19-Nov-2021 18:43	Nepa	Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ]
28-Aug-2022 22:44	Nepa	Updated [Source, Operator, ]
17-May-2023 20:47	Dr. John Smith	Updated
17-May-2023 21:05	Nepa	Updated
02-Sep-2023 09:10	Nepa	Updated
04-Sep-2023 17:09	Nepa	Updated