ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72785
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ693 |
| MSN: | YP-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito DZ693/Q: Took off at 00:07 hrs for intruder mission over W. Sicily. 28/04/1943 Missing.
Crew:
F/O (NZ413851) William Henry HOPKINS (pilot) RNZAF - killed
W/O (751458) Roy Claude SHERRINGTON DFM (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 March 1945 | RS608 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Little Snoring, Norfolk, England |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2010 12:21 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 14:00 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2014 13:36 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2014 18:28 | Mysore | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 07:17 | Anthony COX | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 10:22 | R.Depak | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2015 08:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Jan-2016 21:56 | Dandy | Updated [Cn, Phase, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2019 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Oct-2021 17:53 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 19:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:28 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2022 20:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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