ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72515
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| Date: | Thursday 22 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ726 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Roma -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito HJ726: Took off at 23:50 hrs for a night intruder raid around the Rome area. 21/07/1943
Retaliation bombing raid on Malta on the night of the 19.7.1943
Missing. Italian radio reported that a twin engine night fighter was shot down whilst attacking an aerodrome in the Rome area. 22/07/1943
Crew:
F/Lt (63110) Arthur Charles Sydney INNES (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (130.845) John Maden LORD (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2010 10:35 | NePa | Added |
| 25-Feb-2012 12:28 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2014 06:57 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2014 15:30 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2014 13:41 | Holschtein | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2015 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 30-Jan-2019 20:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Oct-2021 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jul-2022 18:37 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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