Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HJ682,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72779
 
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Date:Thursday 20 January 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:23 Sqn RAF
Registration: HJ682
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Alghero airfield, Catania, Sassari. -   Italy
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Alghero airfield, Sassari (I)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HJ682: Tookoff for Test flight /Night Flying test. 20/01/1944
Engine failed during takeoff for an NFT. Aircraft crashed and burned.
Crew:
F/O (128.655) Donald Alaric KIMPTON (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1394416) Arthur Leonard NASH (Nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Feb-2010 12:21 NePa Added
11-Nov-2011 13:46 Nepa Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Jun-2014 10:07 Next Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
05-Aug-2015 07:33 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
04-Feb-2019 20:12 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
31-Jul-2022 10:51 Nepa Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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