ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198497
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ229 |
| MSN: | YP-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, west of Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
| RAF Luqa |
Mosquito DZ239: Took off at 19:35 hrs on Train Busting duties in the west of Sicily. 23/03/1943
Train attacked, observer hit by stray .303 bullet and killed. Aircraft returned to base at 22:25 hrs.
Crew:-
F/O (45353) Arthur John HODGKINSON DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok (NCO:565887 Commission Gazetted : Friday 21 March, 1941)
W/O (523248) William Angus WOODMAN (obs.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 23 Sqn RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
(written DZ239 in ORB, but this is not possible according to AM Form 78)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 December 1942 | DZ229 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England |  |
min |
| 20 June 1943 | HJ678 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa |  |
min |
| 8 July 1943 | HJ678 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Mediterranean Sea | |
w/o |
| 16 January 1945 | RS507 | 23 Sqn RAF | 1 | Beckedorf, Südheide, Niedersachsen. |  |
w/o |
| 25 May 1948 | RK974 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Coltishall, Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2017 14:27 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-Oct-2021 16:41 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Dec-2023 12:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2024 06:26 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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