ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72780
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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ678 |
| MSN: | YP-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito HJ687/C: Took off at 03:45 hrs for Night Intruder mission. 08/07/1943
Aircraft received and acknowledged diversion to Catania, but failed to return. Missing.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1219442) Bernard John DAY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1480152) Sidney Wilson SALKELD (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 December 1942 | DZ229 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England |  |
min |
| 20 June 1943 | HJ678 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa |  |
min |
| 16 January 1945 | RS507 | 23 Sqn RAF | 1 | Beckedorf, Südheide, Niedersachsen. |  |
w/o |
| 25 May 1948 | RK974 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Coltishall, Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2010 12:21 | NePa | Added |
| 28-Feb-2012 10:32 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2014 09:57 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2014 10:07 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 07:21 | HH99 | Updated [Location] |
| 28-May-2015 08:14 | Gerrard | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 27-Jul-2015 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2019 19:51 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Sep-2021 17:25 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 04:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
| 25-Apr-2022 22:16 | Nepa | Updated [Damage, Operator] |
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