Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII HK424,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72965
 
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Date:Thursday 23 December 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII
Owner/operator:96 Sqn RAF
Registration: HK424
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:English Channel near Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Sussex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF West Malling, Kent
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HK424: Took off at 20:50 hrs on a night operational patrol. 22/12/1943
Missing from operation on 23/12/1943
Crew:
F/Sgt (1294741) Hamilton Maurice LYNES (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1398881) William Allan PAVEY (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 96 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Feb-2010 11:58 NePa Added
08-Nov-2011 02:52 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative]
15-Nov-2011 14:45 Nepa Updated [Location]
03-Jul-2014 15:37 MiG21 Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
31-Aug-2014 13:32 INV Updated [Location]
02-Aug-2015 19:46 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
08-Oct-2015 12:56 Oezil Updated [Location]
03-Feb-2019 20:25 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
25-Apr-2019 14:16 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
21-Sep-2021 11:13 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
18-Jul-2023 17:49 Nepa Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]]

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