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| Date: | Friday 5 February 1943 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ918 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Primrose Hill Cawood, 2mi E of RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire |
Mosquito HJ918: Took off for Night Flying Test. 05/02/1943
During non-operational flight broke off the tail of the aircraft. Machine went into a tailspin and vertical dive.
Broke up and crashed 2 miles east of RAF Church Fenton at 15:00 hrs. 05/02/1943
Crew:
S/Ldr (90157) William Fleming CARNABY (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (125.946) James Hector LENNOX KEMP (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2010 10:18 | NePa | Added |
| 02-Feb-2011 10:09 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2011 02:44 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2012 10:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2014 17:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Aug-2014 17:00 | Investig | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Aug-2014 17:02 | Investig | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Sep-2014 19:52 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Location, ] |
| 03-Jun-2015 09:31 | Ing Edcker | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 14:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jan-2019 18:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jan-2019 18:22 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 27-Mar-2021 16:07 | Froome | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jun-2021 21:53 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 23:02 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Nature, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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