Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI RS607,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173756
 
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Date:Thursday 17 January 1946
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:14 Sqn RAF
Registration: RS607
MSN: CX-F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near Dunkirk, Nord-Pas-de-Calais. -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire
Destination airport:A.75 Cambrai/Epinoy (F)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito RS607/F: Took off for Transit flight. 17/01/1946
During flight VHF and GEE u/s. Ran out of fuel and crashed in forced landing nr Dunkirk after failing to find base.
Crew:
Sgt (1625891) Albert Tony BOSONI (pilot) RAFVR - Ok 
F/Sgt (????) BREWER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.Blue Diamonds: The Exploits of 14 Squadron RAF 1945-2015
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.ORB 14 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Feb-2015 08:20 Shuntt Added
10-Sep-2015 09:13 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
10-Oct-2015 07:04 Nepa Updated [Location]
17-Jan-2016 10:47 Thomas Fuk Updated [Cn]
06-Sep-2018 10:10 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator]
29-Dec-2019 21:29 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
25-May-2022 17:32 Nepa Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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