ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152881
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| Date: | Monday 25 June 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 614 (County of Glamorgan) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB531 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 30 miles north-east of La Valletta -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USAAF Stornara airfield, Apulii (I) |
| RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito KB531: Took off for flight from Amendola to RAF Luqa. 26/06/1945
Crashed at sea on a flight from Italy, to Malta. Dived into Mediterranean Sea 30 miles NE of La Valletta Malta.
The crash was witnessed by a ASR pinnace and arrived on the spot of the crash after twenty minutes.
A dead crewman was recovered. Second crewman never recovered.
Crew:
F/Lt (NZ425397) Walter Edward JAY (pilot) RNZAF - killed
P/O (189.940) Henry Claude WILLIS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.http://www.militarian.com/threads/614-sqn-and-its-bisleys.3066
3.ORB 614 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2013 05:50 | Nepa | Added |
| 28-May-2013 19:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Jul-2014 17:14 | Oezil | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2015 17:19 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 06:47 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 06:55 | JEPA | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 27-Aug-2015 19:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport] |
| 30-Jan-2019 14:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-May-2019 16:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2021 09:46 | HB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2021 12:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2024 07:26 | Antonio | Updated [Date] |
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