Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HR390,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142137
 
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Date:Saturday 17 February 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:45 Sqn RAF
Registration: HR390
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Heho airfield, Taunggyi, Shan, Barma -   Myanmar
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kumbhirgram, Assam
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HR390: Took off at 03:55 hrs for Strike mission to Heho airfield.17/02/1945
Missing from attack on Heho airfield.
Crew:
W/O (1342807) Robert Leonard Cecil Conrie PINKERTON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1622404) Gordon Herbert ASHWORTH (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 45 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jan-2012 09:29 Nepa Added
19-Sep-2015 10:12 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
29-Apr-2019 16:08 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
05-Dec-2021 23:29 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
03-Sep-2022 20:43 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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