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| Date: | Monday 16 June 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FU RAF |
| Registration: | TV965 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Pershore, Throckmorton, Worcestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pershore, Throckmorton, Worcestershire |
Mosquito TV965: (1 Ferry Unit). Took off for training flight. 16/06/1947
Training flight to provide refresher training to W/Cdr Trousdale (RNZAF) who was to take delivery of an ex-RAF Mosquito and fly it to New Zealand. It was a dual acceptance flight comprising asymmetric powered flying, approaching and overshooting. F/Lt White, an instructor, was putting S/Ldr Trousdale, already an experienced pilot, through this test. Normally just a matter of routine and not especially dangerous. However, whilst feathering one engine across the airfield, it suddenly lost height, disappearing beyond the perimeter and then crashed into a field. The aircraft was soon burnt out. The pilot had made one fatal error - to turn his aircraft to flight towards the 'dead' feathered engine, spinning him into the ground.
Crew:
F/Lt (46313) Albert Cartledge WHITE DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
W/Cdr (NZ2414) Richard Macklow TROUSDALE DFC & Bar (pilot u/t) RNZAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 1 FU RAF
3. https://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?6292-RNZAF-Mosquito-Crash
4. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1946-49.htm
5. http://www.medalsofengland.com/medals.php?id=121&medalid=778
6. http://bbm.org.uk/Trousdale.htm
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2712338/albert-cartledge-white/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2691773/richard-macklow-trousdale/
9. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59984711/albert-cartledge-white
10. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54565855/richard-macklow-trousdale
11. https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/65675/White-Albert-Cartledge.htm?c=aw
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Trousdale#Service_with_RNZAF
13. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19470619.2.112
14. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C31620
15. https://aircrewremembered.com/trousdale-richard-macklow.html
16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QinetiQ_Pershore#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 03:54 | angels one five | Added |
| 23-Sep-2009 00:30 | angels one five | Updated |
| 14-Nov-2009 09:56 | NePa | Updated |
| 25-Nov-2009 00:24 | angels one five | Updated |
| 19-Jan-2010 10:16 | NePa | Updated [Registration, Operator, Country, Phase, ] |
| 11-Feb-2010 00:48 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2010 11:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2010 23:41 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Apr-2010 11:26 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, ] |
| 05-Oct-2010 05:03 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Nov-2010 10:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 26-Apr-2013 07:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2014 07:32 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2014 08:21 | SIS07 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2014 08:07 | BlB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 01-Aug-2015 18:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2019 14:17 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Nov-2019 18:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Nov-2019 20:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-Feb-2020 21:37 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 05-Jul-2021 10:16 | Next | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 20-Aug-2021 20:52 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-Aug-2022 11:17 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 15-May-2023 08:41 | Nepa | Updated |
| 15-May-2023 21:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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