Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV DK315,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163657
 
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Date:Wednesday 3 March 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV
Owner/operator:540 Sqn RAF
Registration: DK315
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing - North Atlantic Ocean. -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF North Front (Gibraltar)
Destination airport:RAF Benson, Oxfordshire
Narrative:
Mosquito DK315: Took off at 10:35 hrs for flight from Gibraltar en route back to base. 03/03/1943 Missing.
Crew:
F/O (NZ411888) Donald Francis Ignatius HARDMAN (pilot) RNZAF - killed
Sgt (637524) Bernard Herbert CRUIKSHANK (nav.) RAF - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.OBR 540 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Feb-2014 19:22 Nepa Added
26-Jun-2014 08:38 Nepa Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
31-Oct-2014 12:39 Roup Updated [Destination airport]
22-Jul-2015 15:18 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
15-Dec-2018 20:08 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
06-Mar-2021 11:53 rvargast17 Updated [Aircraft type]
07-Oct-2021 21:29 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
29-Dec-2021 21:22 Nepa Updated [Location, Country, Operator]
11-Jun-2022 08:38 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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