ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70791
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| Date: | Sunday 13 February 1944 |
| Time: | 13:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 169 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD629 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 2 miles off Burnham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito DD629: Took off over North Sea for Air Gunnery Practice. 13/02/1944
At 13:25 hrs crashed into the sea during air gunnery practice, off a tight turn.
Crew:
F/Lt (42481) Peter Duncan BOWEN (pilot) RAF - killed (Gazette of 18th June 1940)
P/O (173151) John Latimer ATKINSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1395177, Gazette of 18th April 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.hambo.org/kingscanterbury/view_man.php?id=19
3, Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2009 06:12 | NePa | Added |
| 20-Feb-2011 08:13 | Swandean Spitfire | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2011 09:11 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 08:12 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 13-Aug-2013 01:54 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2013 15:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 27-May-2014 16:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2014 13:44 | Jixon | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Aug-2015 11:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2019 12:25 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Feb-2022 09:30 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2022 10:17 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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