ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72696
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 November 1943 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK173 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nettlestead Green, 4 miles S of RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Malling, Kent |
Mosquito HK173: Took off at 20:05 hrs for Night patrol under the control of GCI.16/11/1943
Engine cut in Icing conditions crashed in forced landing in Nettlestead Green at 22:00hrs.
Crew:
F/O (113.877) Robert Landry Thomas ROBB (pilot) RAFVR - Ok escape
F/O (116.607) Reginald Charles Julian "Reg" BRAY (nav.) RAFVR - Ok escape
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 85 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2010 05:04 | NePa | Added |
| 15-Feb-2011 14:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Nov-2011 02:06 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 17:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2015 08:10 | Roup dot comma | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2015 19:46 | Lotos | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 14:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Aug-2020 08:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Sep-2021 18:11 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Sep-2021 18:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Jan-2022 21:37 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Narrative, Operator] |
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