ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72922
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK371 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 25 miles south of Beachy England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
Mosquito HK371: Took off at 23:02 hrs for a GCI Durrington patrol. 22/02/1944
Missing from interception mission over English Channel. 23/02/1944
Crew:
W/Cdr (37068) Robert Ewart Xavier MACK DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Lt (118.784) Bertram Cecil TOWNSIN (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 29 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2010 10:56 | NePa | Added |
| 28-Jan-2012 14:24 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2014 16:02 | Route | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2015 19:19 | harro | Updated [Date] |
| 08-Aug-2015 10:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2019 20:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Feb-2022 12:04 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Feb-2022 18:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2022 22:12 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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