Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII MM547,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164937
 
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Date:Tuesday 11 July 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII
Owner/operator:409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF
Registration: MM547
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:English Channel, south of Folkestone, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF West Malling, Kent
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito MM547: Took off at 22:45 hrs for a night anti Diver patrol. 11/07/1944
Missing. Mosquito crashed after an explosion V1.
Crew:
F/O (J/18745) Robert Edward LEE (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/Sgt (1322593) Jack William WALES (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 410 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Mar-2014 16:52 Nepa Added
18-Sep-2014 20:05 SIS07 Updated [Location, Narrative]
17-Aug-2015 21:35 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
04-May-2019 15:05 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
21-Dec-2021 17:56 Nepa Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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