Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII HK161,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70725
 
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Date:Friday 3 September 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII
Owner/operator:29 Sqn RAF
Registration: HK161
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing - English Channel. -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Ford, Sussex
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HK161: Took off at 02:30 hrs for a Night patrol. 03/09/1943
Missing. Lost in English Channel.
Crew:
F/Lt (87461) Edward Daniel Arthur SHEPHERD (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1263045) William John Henry MENLOVE (obs) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 29 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Dec-2009 12:39 NePa Added
01-Feb-2010 22:55 NePa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
18-Jul-2011 01:58 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Feb-2012 07:04 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]
03-Jul-2014 13:15 Route Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
30-Jul-2015 19:41 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
03-Feb-2019 16:36 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
13-May-2019 19:11 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
06-Feb-2022 11:57 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
07-Feb-2022 20:26 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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