Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI LR384,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144193
 
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Date:Saturday 25 November 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:60 OTU RAF
Registration: LR384
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:English Channel off Bridport, Dorset, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF High Ercall, Salop
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito LR384: Took off for night training flight /navex exercise. 25/11/1944
Control lost in cloud on night flying. Dived into sea off Bridport, Dorset.
Crew:
F/O (J/26365) Robert William EVANS (pilot) RCAF - killed
P/O (165383) David Vincent JAMES (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 60 OTU RAF
3.CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Mar-2012 10:19 Nepa Added
22-May-2014 08:04 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative]
14-Sep-2014 15:45 Juan P.Paco Updated [Location, Narrative]
03-Sep-2015 22:08 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
06-May-2019 13:59 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
01-Dec-2021 11:37 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
07-Dec-2023 17:48 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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