ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72784
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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ703 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
| RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito DZ703: Took off at 22:19 hrs for an Intruder patrol over Eastern Sicily. 11/04/1943 Missing.
Crew:
F/Lt (84294) Michael Hugh Arnold PHILLIPS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (130.839) Lacombe Alphonsus McCOY (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 23 Sqdn RAF entry for 11 Apr 43
Images:
23 Sqn ORB entry for 11 Apr 43
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2010 12:21 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2012 10:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Jun-2014 21:26 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2014 10:53 | Next | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 07:05 | Investig | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jul-2015 08:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Jan-2019 10:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2021 11:54 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 19:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Damage] |
| 25-Apr-2022 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jul-2022 09:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jul-2022 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2022 05:44 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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