ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71728
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| Date: | Saturday 5 June 1943 |
| Time: | 00:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ702 |
| MSN: | YP-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Luqa -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
| RAF Luqa |
Mosquito DZ702/L: Took off at 20:20hrs for intruder mission to Taranto area. 05/06/1943.
Crew was returning with one engine faulty. The second engine stopped on approach RAF Luqa.
Mosquito crashed at 00:45 hrs. 06/06/1943 near airfield
Crew:
F/Lt (86364) William Ernest TYM (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (974370) George HALEY (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 September 1942 | DD??? | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2010 09:51 | NePa | Added |
| 19-May-2014 12:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2014 10:49 | Nick Slaughter | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 19:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2019 19:19 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Sep-2021 11:07 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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