ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72909
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XVII |
| Owner/operator: | 456 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HK312 |
| MSN: | RX-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 5 miles south-east of Littlehampton, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
Mosquito HK312/G: Took off at 22:55 hrs for Anti Diver patrol. 11/07/1944
He did not return from patrol to V1. At 01:40 hrs crashed in sea off Littlehampton, Sussex. 12/07/1944
Crew:
F/O (Aus.415549) Edward Charles "Ted" RADFORD (pilot) RAAF - killed
P/O (Aus.422530) Walter Edward "Wally" ATKINSON (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 456 Sqdn RAAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2010 11:00 | NePa | Added |
| 21-Feb-2010 01:18 | NePa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2011 08:28 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2014 16:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2014 13:27 | Shout | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2015 11:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2016 13:42 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2019 18:48 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 11-Jul-2021 09:05 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Nov-2021 11:26 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Nov-2021 11:44 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
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