Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II DZ753,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70511
 
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Date:Sunday 13 June 1943
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II
Owner/operator:410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF
Registration: DZ753
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing - Bay of Biscay (47.55N - 05.35W). -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito DZ753: Took off at 13:00 hrs for Day patrol off Brittany. 13/06/1943
Air combat with enemy fighters. Shot down by FW-190. Missing.
Crew:
F/O (J/8360) Reginald Bruce HARRIS (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/Sgt (1391960) Edward Henry SKEEL (obs) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 410 Sqn RCAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2009 08:51 NePa Added
07-Feb-2010 10:15 NePa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
13-Nov-2011 13:29 Nepa Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative]
30-Jan-2012 08:19 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport]
27-Jun-2014 09:04 Next Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
27-Jul-2015 18:33 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
29-Mar-2016 19:13 Next Updated [Source, Narrative]
23-Jan-2019 19:29 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
30-Aug-2021 09:47 Anon. Updated [Location, Operator]
01-Sep-2021 09:04 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
18-Apr-2022 05:12 Ron Averes Updated [Damage]
25-Apr-2022 19:27 Nepa Updated [Damage, Narrative, Operator]
29-Jun-2022 22:46 Nepa Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator]

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