ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198449
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| Date: | Thursday 28 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD798 |
| MSN: | YP-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Luqa -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
| RAF Luqa |
Mosquito DD798/S: Took off at 18:05 hrs for mission to East Sicily (Italy) 28/01/1943
Engine trouble and bad weather curtailed trip. Pilot made landing one engine at 19:35 hrs. (Ok)
Crew:
S/Ldr (73011) Samuel Philip RUSSELL DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (116.966) William Allison GREGORY DFC (obs.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 September 1942 | DD689 | 23 Sqn RAF | 1 | Missing - North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 26 June 1943 | HJ766 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Mediterranean Sea |  |
w/o |
| 12 April 1944 | LR252 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Vias, 22 km east of Beziers. |  |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
| 2 December 1944 | PZ456 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | 'Kamperveld' at Wezepsche Heide, Wezep, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2017 08:07 | Nepa | Added |
| 05-Sep-2021 10:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Oct-2021 15:32 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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