ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71064
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| Date: | Sunday 21 February 1943 |
| Time: | 22:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ232 |
| MSN: | YP-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Luqa -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
| RAF Luqa |
Mosquito DZ232: Takeoff at 19:05 hrs for ground attacks. 21/02/1943
During return an overshot landing and crashed at 22:25hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (89059) John Stephen More BARKEL DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (116.963) Geoffrey Charles CAVE (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
| 14 March 1943 | DD??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England |  |
non |
| 13 April 1943 | DZ709 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Mediterranean Sea |  |
w/o |
| 10 December 1943 | HX804 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Alghero airfield, Catania, Sassari | |
min |
| 21 July 1944 | PZ174 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | along the Kerkweg road, Woubrugge, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 3 May 1945 | PZ313 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Little Snoring, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2010 10:38 | NePa | Added |
| 05-Jan-2010 12:07 | NePa | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2011 15:01 | ThW | Updated [Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2011 05:12 | ThW | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2011 12:20 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2014 12:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2014 12:31 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2014 19:38 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2014 10:25 | Fort Knox | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 09:55 | Yety | Updated [Total fatalities, Damage] |
| 03-Nov-2014 14:04 | R.Giggs | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2014 21:12 | Dandy | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-May-2015 09:29 | Jixn | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 22-Jul-2015 14:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Jan-2016 21:35 | Xindel XXL | Updated [Time, Cn, Destination airport] |
| 11-Dec-2018 15:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Sep-2021 10:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jan-2022 17:38 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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