ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70489
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HJ773 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - English Channel. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
Mosquito HJ773: Took off for a night intruder mission to Orleans - Chateaudun. 24/08/1943
Missing. May have been shot down by a Mosquito of 29 Sqn RAF, not confirmed.
Crew:
S/Ldr (39363) Geoffrey Charles MATHESON (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (655233) Laurence Wortley BUSH (obs) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 418 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2009 22:37 | NePa | Added |
| 19-Dec-2009 02:20 | NePa | Updated |
| 26-Dec-2009 10:29 | NePa | Updated [Date] |
| 30-Jan-2012 09:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2012 12:42 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2014 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2015 15:58 | King T. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2015 18:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2018 15:42 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Sep-2021 10:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Jan-2022 13:50 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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