Date:	Monday 28 January 1946
Time:	19:45
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:	109 Sqn RAF
Registration:	MM121
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near RAF stn Spilsby, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:	RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito MM121: Took off for Training flight over Lincolnshire. 28/01/1946
Lost in bad weather and approaching darkness during a flying training sortie. When fuel ran low the aircraft was abandoned by the pilot at 8000 feet, but the navigator died when the aircraft crashed near RAF Spilsby, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire. 
Crew: 
F/Lt (169010) William MacLEOD DFM (pilot) RAF: bailed out /OK 
F/Lt (161583) Arthur Anthony HARVEY (nav.) RAFVR: killed

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 109 Sqn RAF for the period 1-6-1945 to 31-12-1948: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/2449/1
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8421164
4. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.29. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
5. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.49
6. RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.94: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
7. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-1949-incident-logs.php
8. http://www.mossie.org/squadrons/109_squadron.htm
9. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2651162/arthur-anthony-harvey/
10. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32378911/arthur-harvey
11. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=19623
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._109_Squadron_RAF#History
13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Spilsby#Later_in_the_war

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
13-May-2014 15:26	Nepa	Added
16-Sep-2014 20:38	Charlie Harper	Updated [Location, ]
23-Oct-2014 10:28	T.Taylor	Updated [Narrative, ]
25-Jan-2015 15:39	Anon.	Updated [Narrative, ]
23-Apr-2015 21:12	MiG21	Updated [Narrative, ]
10-Sep-2015 12:02	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
01-Apr-2016 10:17	T.T.Taylor	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
14-May-2019 07:25	Nepa	Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator, ]
03-Nov-2019 22:14	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
04-Nov-2019 17:30	Nepa	Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ]
19-Feb-2020 22:24	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator, ]
03-Jun-2021 21:25	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
04-Jun-2021 11:59	Anon.	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
21-Jun-2021 15:47	TB	Updated [Time, Source, Operator, ]
30-Jun-2022 20:55	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
31-Aug-2022 18:45	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
22-Jul-2023 13:20	Dr. John Smith	Updated
22-Jul-2023 16:25	Nepa	Updated