ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150296
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| Date: | Monday 18 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 684 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR441 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Ranchi. -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Allahabad |
| RAF Dum Dum (Calcutta) |
Mosquito LR441: Hit river bank on approach at night in rain Ranchi 18/10/1943
On 18th October 1943 he was detailed to ferry Mosquito LR441 from Allahabad to Dum Dum. En route the combination of darkness and torrential rain made him decide to put down at the RAF airfield at Ranchi, though the runway could only be marked by lorry headlights. On his fourth approach the aircraft was seen to descend into a river bank short of the runway.
Crew:
F/Lt (84284) Lucien Leon Gustav JAVAUX (Belg.pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1217634) Arthur Clifford HARPER (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 684 Sqdn RAF
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2012 14:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 04-Jun-2014 11:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2014 11:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2014 14:29 | Oezil | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 18-Oct-2014 13:18 | Wilbur | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2015 11:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Jan-2017 16:23 | pietrzak | Updated [Source, Photo, ] |
| 25-Jan-2019 16:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Sep-2021 17:25 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jul-2022 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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