ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72783
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ709 |
| MSN: | YP-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito DZ709/P: Took off at 02:15 hrs for intruder mission to the east of Sicily. 13/04/1943 Missing.
Crew:
F/O (115.140) Roy Victor CARTWRIGHT (piot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (47904) John Dillon BISHOP (nav.) RAF - 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
| 21 February 1943 | DZ232 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa |  |
w/o |
| 14 March 1943 | DD??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England |  |
non |
| 10 December 1943 | HX804 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Alghero airfield, Catania, Sassari | |
min |
| 21 July 1944 | PZ174 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | along the Kerkweg road, Woubrugge, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 3 May 1945 | PZ313 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Little Snoring, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2010 12:21 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 13:43 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2014 06:17 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 07:06 | Zoom | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jul-2015 08:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Jan-2019 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Oct-2021 17:08 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 04:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:12 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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