Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV DZ357,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71366
 
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Date:Tuesday 28 December 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV
Owner/operator:256 Sqn RAF
Registration: DZ357
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing - Mediterranean Sea -   Malta
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Luqa, Malta
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito DZ357: Took off for Air test off Malta 28/12/1943 Missing
Crew:
F/Lt (88426) William Robert WELLS (pilot) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 256 Sqdn RAF

Images:


Mosquito Production list showing DZ357 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2010 09:18 NePa Added
08-Nov-2011 02:55 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
19-May-2014 12:18 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
10-Jul-2014 17:29 Froome Updated [Narrative]
14-Oct-2014 07:37 Victor Updated [Location]
01-Aug-2015 19:37 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
30-Jan-2019 12:53 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
28-Aug-2021 09:51 TigerTimon Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Damage]
05-Sep-2021 21:21 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
18-Feb-2022 17:43 grapeshot418 Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo]
26-Apr-2022 21:34 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
18-May-2022 11:02 Nepa Updated [Damage, Narrative, Operator]

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