ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70502
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 November 1946 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 45 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TE640 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea 9´N 85´E, Bay of Bengal. -
 Indian Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Negombo, Ceylon |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito TE640/F: Took off at 10:15 hrs for Met flight over E and SE Ceylon. 05/11/1946
Missing. Crashed in sea at 12:00 hrs a met recce sortie.
Crew:
F/Lt (150.674) Arthur Vincent PROCTOR (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1607426) Gordon David THOMAS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.The Indian Express 10 November 1946, p1
3.ORB 45 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2009 22:46 | NePa | Added |
| 16-Dec-2010 14:38 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2012 08:10 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2014 09:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2015 17:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport] |
| 23-Jan-2019 14:23 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2019 05:39 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2022 18:59 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Sep-2022 09:08 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Sep-2022 11:18 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
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