ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267358
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| Date: | Monday 25 January 1943 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ233 |
| MSN: | YP-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Luqa -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
| RAF Luqa |
Mosquito DZ233: Take off at 17:43hrs to Eastern Sicily atack. 25/01/1943
But found very bad weather conditions and returned early. He was unlucky and taxi into a parked Beaufighter on his return, no injuries.
Crew:
F/O (46735) Peter William STOKES DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
Sgt (995674) Martin Gerard McMANUS (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
3.http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19401949
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 August 1942 | DZ233 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England |  |
min |
| 7 September 1942 | DZ233 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
min |
| 3 April 1943 | DZ233 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Mediterranean Sea | |
w/o |
| 27 October 1944 | HR211 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Little Snoring, Cambridgeshire, England. | |
w/o |
| 22 March 1945 | RS577 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | the airfield Münster-Handorf near Münster |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2021 10:20 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2024 10:27 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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