ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165384
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| Date: | Friday 24 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS879 |
| MSN: | EG-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Friston, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
| RAF Friston, Sussex |
Mosquito NS879/C: Took off at 17:20 hrs for mission to Dieppe area. 24/03/1944
On return hit wires near Biville and crashlanded RAF Friston.
Crew:
F/O (135.139) Charles Derek Bovet WHITE DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (138.137) Cyril Burgess BALL (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 487 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2014 08:09 | Nepa | Added |
| 02-Sep-2014 04:29 | Tee | Updated [Location, Phase] |
| 23-Sep-2014 08:27 | Tee | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 20-Jan-2015 19:08 | QQ3 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2015 06:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2019 09:14 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2021 22:36 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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