Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX MM681,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165081
 
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Date:Wednesday 26 July 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX
Owner/operator:157 Sqn RAF
Registration: MM681
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:North Sea, 5 miles east North Foreland, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF West Malling, Kent
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito MM681: Took off at 02:50 hrs for anti-flying bomb patrol. 26/07/1944
Missing. The aircraft destroyed by V1 explosion east of North Forehead.
Crew:
F/Lt (122999) John Worthington CADDIE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (151726) George Frederick LARCEY (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Mar-2014 15:10 Nepa Added
13-Oct-2014 19:10 Erectus Updated [Location, Narrative]
17-Aug-2015 19:36 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
17-Mar-2019 11:06 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
11-Oct-2021 21:37 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
27-Jan-2022 21:54 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
24-Jun-2022 19:11 mah091 Updated [Registration, Source, Damage, Narrative]
18-Sep-2023 10:52 Nepa Updated [[Registration, Source, Damage, Narrative]]

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