ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165292
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| Date: | Saturday 2 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 60 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | NS532 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles south-west of Gioia del Colle. -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Severo airfield (I) |
| Gioia airfield (I) |
Mosquito NS532: Engine cut on PR mission flew into ground on approach 2miles SW of Gioia. 02/09/1944
Suffered engine failure during approach to an Gioia airfield after returning from a PR mission.
Crash during an emergency landing.
Crew:
Lt. (103552V) Stephen Charles Robert SAUNDERS (pilot) SAAF - killed
Lt. (543034V) Ian Hart IMPEY (nav.) SAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=22305
3.ORB 60 Sqn SAAF
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2014 09:50 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jun-2014 18:17 | MiG21 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2015 19:09 | Komes123 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2015 18:30 | Oezil | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 24-Aug-2015 11:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2019 13:16 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Nov-2021 20:53 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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