ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70764
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 May 1942 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD601 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north-east side of RAF stn Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Castle Camps |
Mosquito DD601: Took off for Test /training flight. 19/05/1942
During return crashed half-a-mile from RAF Castle Camps, undershot on a single-engine approach at 16:30 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (89636) Henry Christopher BABINGTON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (103.521) Cecil Vernon REEVES (obs.) RAFVR - heavily injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2009 12:49 | NePa | Added |
| 20-Mar-2011 14:33 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2012 14:49 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2014 06:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2014 08:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Dec-2014 14:02 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2014 07:58 | DG333 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2015 08:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2015 18:23 | Jimi | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2016 16:55 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 08:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2019 07:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 27-Jul-2021 20:24 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Oct-2021 08:41 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jan-2022 19:52 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Jul-2022 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2022 09:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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