ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165800
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| Date: | Monday 18 June 1945 |
| Time: | 08:42 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF706 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hmawbi, 30 miles north of Rangoon, Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kinmagan, Burma |
Mosquito RF706/O: Took off at 05:55 hrs for Day operation mission. 18/06/1945
Damaged by flak, made an emergency crash landing at Hmawbi, thirty miles north of the recently-captured Rangoon.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.403928) William Leonard "Bill" HUGHES DFC (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/O (143104) John Deloraine KENT (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 47 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2014 16:03 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Sep-2015 07:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2019 15:17 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Sep-2022 22:42 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Sep-2022 22:44 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2023 11:43 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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