Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI 2112,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210381
 
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Date:Friday 7 August 1953
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:110.tajeset 'Knights of the North' IDF/IAF
Registration: 2112
MSN: ex.TE916
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Mediterranean Sea, off Galilee -   Israel
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:IDAF Hatzor (LLHS)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito 2112 (ex.TE916): Took off for Search rescue flight. 07/08/1953
During flight crashed into Mediterranean
On 6 August 1953 Mosquito 2113, disappeared in flight over the Mediterranean, Two crew missing. Per the following report (roughly translated from the original Hebrew):
"Structure of the Mosquito aircraft of the Knights of the North Squadron took off on the night of 06/08/1953 from Hatzor base for long-term training flight over the Mediterranean. First light aircraft designed to fly south for training in bomb range Negev desert.
Particular phase of the mission, when the planes were above the sea, facing Haifa, made ​​coffee and suddenly noticed navigator Hugo Marom, who led the building, Mosquito 2113 pilot Lt. Uriel Tamarisk along with navigator disappeared.
Since care was taken maintain the radio silence, he decided to lead to continue the mission or to break radio silence, assuming Eshel and seedling lost their structure. structure went south, and completed the training at the firing range in Abraham. they landed turned out Eshel and seedling did not.
Following morning sent two planes Mosquito Squadron valley to look for the plane. while exploration into the cockpit of the Mosquito 2112 from vertigo and crashed into the sea. "
Crew:
Lt. Eliezer RAIZNER (pilot) IDAF - killed
Lt. Yehuda KATZ (nav.) IDAF - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.thefullwiki.org/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft.
3.http://www.sky-high.co.il/134771/-2112

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-May-2018 06:05 Nepa Added
30-Jun-2018 08:40 Nepa Updated [Operator]
12-Feb-2019 15:39 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
07-Mar-2020 15:47 Nepa Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator]
04-Mar-2022 20:39 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
06-Mar-2022 11:35 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
16-Jun-2022 21:34 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
04-Jul-2023 08:52 Nepa Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]

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