ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143844
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| Date: | Sunday 26 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR249 |
| MSN: | YP-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alghero, Sardinia |
Mosquito LR249/W: Took off at 19:00 hrs for operation flight over Istres and Avignon. 26/03/1944 Missing.
Crew:
F/Lt (67641) Harold Arthur TURNER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1248149) Stanley SWIFT (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 September 1942 | DZ238 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England. |  |
non |
| 23 March 1943 | DD??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England | |
non |
| 10 May 1943 | DZ235 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Mediterranean Sea. |  |
min |
| 27 June 1943 | HJ738 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2012 05:01 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Feb-2012 12:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase] |
| 28-Aug-2014 13:36 | Dandy | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2014 11:33 | Dandy | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Nov-2014 19:29 | SIS07 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 08-Aug-2015 19:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Nov-2016 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:15 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Jul-2022 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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