ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 104760
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 60 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HJ643 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Atcham /AAF Sta.342, Shrewsbury, Salop, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF High Ercall, Salop |
Mosquito HJ643: Took off for training flight. 29/07/1943
Over flight mid-air collision with Spitfire Vb AA924 /Mjr (O-399769) Henry Ovila ASSELIN (pilot) USAAF- killed
Crew:
W/O (1167828) Rupert Anthony HODGES (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (131.555) William HEMMINGS (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3. RAF Web & various sources
4. https://www.cwgc.org/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2011 13:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total occupants] |
| 08-Oct-2011 12:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2011 13:00 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2011 13:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 08-Oct-2011 13:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Mar-2014 09:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2014 07:42 | Next | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2014 15:39 | Holschtein | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Sep-2014 10:52 | R.Depak | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Jul-2015 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2016 15:22 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2016 11:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2016 11:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2019 13:56 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2021 16:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 04-Sep-2021 09:41 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2021 11:54 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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