ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70772
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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD618 |
| MSN: | EW-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North sea, ½ mile off Sumburgh lighthouse, Shetland Islands, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drem, East Lothian |
| RAF Sumburgh, Shetland Islands |
Mosquito DD618: Took off for a Test Flight. 20/12/1943
Fell into the sea during test flight, was on approach to Sumburgh when it was seen to dive into the sea at 170 degrees, ½ mile off Sumburgh lighthouse.
Crew:
F/Lt (P.76728) Jan PFEIFFER (pilot) PAF - killed
P/O (P.2415) Kazimierz KESICKI (nav.) PAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/
3.ORB 307 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 January 1943 | ???? | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Exeter, Devon, England. | |
min |
| 10 August 1944 | HK233 | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Church Fenton, Yorkshire, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2009 00:09 | NePa | Added |
| 04-Nov-2011 01:57 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2012 02:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2014 08:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2014 13:37 | MiG21 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2015 19:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2015 07:15 | DB | Updated [Cn] |
| 04-Dec-2018 19:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 09:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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