ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72775
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| Date: | Saturday 10 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ740 |
| MSN: | YP-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Anzio, Lazio region. -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito HJ740/H: Took off at 22:30 hrs for an intruder sortie to Rome. 10/07/1943 Missing,
The aircraft failed to return, crashed on Centocelle racetrack after colliding with high tension cables.
Crew:
F/O (45353) Arthur John HODGKINSON DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (1078907) Vincent Bertram CRAPPER (nav.) RAFVR - Killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Hodgkinson.htm
3.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 1950 | RL242 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, England |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2010 12:20 | NePa | Added |
| 25-Feb-2012 12:50 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2014 14:43 | Newton | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2015 17:16 | Oezil 007 | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 27-Jul-2015 19:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 22-Mar-2019 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Aug-2020 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Sep-2021 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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