ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142222
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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HX818 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles east of RAF stn Manston, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
Mosquito HX818: Took off for night mission over Germany. 22/09/1943
Was damaged by a night fighter over Hannover /was damaged by debris from an E/A.
During the return an engine caught fire and the crew abandoned the aircraft 20miles E of RAF Manston.
The crew bailed out. S/Ldr Moran was rescued from the sea but F/Sgt Rogers perished. 23/09/1943
Crew:
S/Ldr (C/1063) Charles Cecil MORAN DFC (pilot) RCAF - bale out /OK
F/Sgt (1436981) George Vincent ROGERS (nav.) RAFVR - bale out /killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 418 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2012 13:48 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Feb-2012 12:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Jun-2014 07:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2014 08:53 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2014 17:34 | HB | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jan-2015 07:55 | QQ3 | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2015 19:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 07-Feb-2016 15:33 | Next | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2019 15:46 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2022 12:29 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jul-2023 17:13 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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