Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HX950,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142281
 
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Date:Friday 31 March 1944
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:21 Sqn RAF
Registration: HX950
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing - north of Munster. -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Hunsdon, Kent
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HX950/O: Took off for night Intruder operation to Munster. 31/03/1944
This was a diversionary attack in support of the Nuremberg raid.
Missing, last known position was five miles north of Munster, Germany.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/10731) Roy Harris OSBORN (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (148372) George William INGHAM (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:746942, Gazette of 24th August 1943)

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/rcaf-casualties
3.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Feb-2012 04:21 Nepa Added
21-Dec-2013 08:38 Jim C Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
28-Aug-2014 13:46 Earl Updated [Location, Narrative]
08-Aug-2015 16:19 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
30-Jan-2019 16:49 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
23-Sep-2021 10:24 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
15-Nov-2021 15:25 Rob Davis Updated [Narrative]
26-Apr-2022 11:42 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
11-Jul-2022 12:35 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
29-Jul-2022 18:59 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]

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