ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71690
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| Date: | Friday 20 October 1944 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 45 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HP921 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 950 yards W.S.W. of middle of runway RAF stn Kumbhigram, Assam. -
 India
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kumbhigram, Assam. |
| RAF Kumbhigram |
Mosquito HP921: Took off at 08:25 hrs for Offensive Recce mission. 20/10/1944
Broke up in air during to approach at RAF Kumbhirgram at 09:30 hrs.
Crew:
S/Ldr (85644) Donald Stuart EDWARDS AFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (136.487) Eric Leonard SANDIFER (nav.) RAFVR - Killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 45 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2010 01:35 | NePa | Added |
| 26-Feb-2012 07:00 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2014 15:52 | Next | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2014 16:21 | Oezil | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 23-Oct-2014 12:35 | MiG29 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2014 12:35 | MiG29 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 01-Sep-2015 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Sep-2018 10:48 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-May-2019 17:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 09-Sep-2021 16:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2022 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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