Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI RF716,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165801
 
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Date:Monday 25 June 1945
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:47 Sqn RAF
Registration: RF716
MSN: KU-Q
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Anin, Burma -   Myanmar
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kinmagan, Burma
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito RF716/Q: Took off at 09:15 hrs for Day operation mission. 25/06/1945
Flew into ground during attack near Anin Burma.
Crew:
W/O (1434004) Kenneth ILLINGWORTH (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1607464) George Edward TUCK (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 47 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Apr-2014 16:15 Nepa Added
22-Sep-2014 09:49 Rata Updated [Location, Narrative]
24-Sep-2015 06:34 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
13-May-2019 16:35 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
01-Nov-2021 10:12 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
01-Nov-2021 16:42 Nepa Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator]
04-Sep-2022 21:54 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
02-Nov-2023 11:41 Nepa Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]

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