ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71657
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| Date: | Sunday 11 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ517 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field 2 miles south of RAF stn Montrose, Angus, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
Mosquito DZ517: Took off at 06:15 hrs for PR mission at Bergen. 11/07/1943
Crashed in field 2 miles south of RAF Montrose due to low cloud and poor visibility.
Crew:
F/O (J/14312) Douglas Francis QUIRT (pilot) RCAF - injured
F/O (J/9761) John Hudson BENTON (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2010 12:13 | NePa | Added |
| 13-Jul-2014 13:12 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2014 15:30 | Tailor | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Jul-2015 19:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2015 19:42 | Nora2000 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2018 07:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Sep-2021 08:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2021 21:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 09:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
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