Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HJ675,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184836
 
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Date:Tuesday 14 September 1943
Time:21:40
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:23 Sqn RAF
Registration: HJ675
MSN: YP-V
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Luqa -   Malta
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Sigonella airfield, Sicily
Destination airport:RAF Luqa, Malta
Narrative:
Mosquito HJ675/V: Took at 19:40 hrs for Intruder mission to Foggia airfield. 14/09/1943
Flight aborted early due to engine trouble. Pilot made a one engine landing in RAF Luqa at 21:40 hrs.
Crew:
S/Ldr (NZ2171) Paul Wattling RABONE (pilot) RNZAF - Ok
F/O (143.416) Frederick Charles Haver JOHNS (nav.) RAFVR - Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqn RAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
7 September 1942 DD686 23 Sqn RAF 0 RAF stn Manston, Kent, England w/o
23 February 1943 DD800 23 Sqn RAF 0 Sousse area. min
2 March 1943 DD800 23 Sqn RAF 1 Missing - Mediterranean Sea. w/o
28 October 1944 PZ334 23 Sqn RAF 2 Mayen, 25 km west-south-west of Koblenz w/o
31 May 1951 TV970 23 Sqn RAF 0 RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2016 20:43 Nepa Added
26-Dec-2018 08:36 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
31-Jan-2019 08:16 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
25-Sep-2021 09:43 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
27-Mar-2024 11:12 Antonio Updated [Narrative]

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