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| Date: | Friday 8 August 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 69 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ976 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Wahn, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| RAF Wahn (Ger.) |
Mosquito HJ976: Took off for Passanger flight. 08/08/1947
An engine caught fire in the air resulting in the crash of the Mosquito and the deaths of the two persons on board.
Crew:
W/Cdr (40316) John Howard PLAYER DSO DFC (2.pilot) RAF - killed
S/Ldr (119.012) Ernest Gordon SPRINGTHORPE (1.pilot) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.RAF Casualties-1947.
3.ORB 69 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2010 23:15 | NePa | Added |
| 06-Feb-2012 08:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2013 21:20 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2013 18:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2014 16:46 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jul-2014 17:32 | MiG15 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Apr-2015 18:25 | Xindel X | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2015 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 10-Feb-2019 17:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 17-Mar-2019 17:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Operator, ] |
| 27-Feb-2020 13:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 01-Oct-2021 22:12 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-Aug-2022 21:44 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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