ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73034
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| Date: | Thursday 27 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 256 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK436 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, of the coast of Corsica -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Alghero airfield, Sassari (I) |
Mosquito HK436: Took off for night interception mission over Corsica. 27/07/1944
Missing. 256 Squadron Log for 27/07/1944:
'Report from Ops to the effect that two crews (W/O Clee - F/O Hoskins and F/Sgt Tucker T.J. - F/Sgt Smith, F.L) were missing off of Corsica from last nights patrols. Very little 'gen'. Later report that the body of F/O Hoskins had been picked out of the wreckage by H.S.L.' F/Sgt Smith is also buried at Biguglia War Cemetary.
Crew:
W/O (1068617) Reginald Owen CLEE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (145.781) Henry William HOSKINS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 256 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2010 01:54 | NePa | Added |
| 04-Mar-2013 05:47 | eversfs | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2014 11:33 | ABBA | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 09:26 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2021 15:48 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:50 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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