Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV DZ342,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232637
 
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Date:Wednesday 24 February 1943
Time:14:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV
Owner/operator:540 Sqn RAF
Registration: DZ342
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Benson, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Benson, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:RAF Benson
Narrative:
Mosquito DZ342: Took at 13:50 hrs for PR mission. 24/02/1943
Owing to into/comm failure after 15 minuts flight aircraft returned to base. Landing at 14:05 hrs. in base.
Crew: 
F/O (111.947) Allan STEWART (pilot) RAFVR - Ok 
F/Sgt (961545) Martin William PIKE (obs.) RAF - Ok

Sources:

Sources: 
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jan-2020 14:48 Nepa Added [Operator]
31-Aug-2021 19:07 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities]
07-Oct-2021 21:25 Nepa Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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