Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX LR444,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167654
 
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Date:Wednesday 28 February 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX
Owner/operator:680 Sqn RAF
Registration: LR444
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Agean, Crete -   Greece
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Ein Shemer (Israel)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito LR444: Took off at 08:10 hrs for Photo Recco mission over Crete. 28/02/1945
The engine failed and the aircraft was abandoned over Crete during the mission.
Crew:
P/O (189964) Charles Edward John OUSLEY (pilot) RAFVR - killed when parachute candled
W/O (1542337) Cyril BUTTERWORTH (nav) RAFVR - baled out /survived


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 680 Sqdn RAF
3.cwgc

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Jun-2014 06:44 MiG21 Added
30-Jun-2014 06:46 Next Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport]
18-Sep-2015 18:59 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
07-Mar-2016 21:11 Next Updated [Narrative]
19-Oct-2019 10:34 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
30-Sep-2021 21:09 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
09-Dec-2023 23:05 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
10-Dec-2023 10:29 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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