Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII HK501,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73325
 
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Date:Monday 15 May 1944
Time:02:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII
Owner/operator:264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF
Registration: HK501
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Alton, Hampshire. England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Hartfordbridge Flats, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HK501: Took off at 23:05 hrs for Scramble 14/05/1944
Abandoned on patrol near Alton Hants. at 02:30 hrs. 15/05/1944
Mosquito which was lost in combat with the Ju 188A-2, Wnr.180440, 3E + MH 1/KG6
Crew:
F/Lt (106.078) Charles Maurice RAMSEY DFC (pilot) RAFVR - baled out /Ok
F/O (149.117) John Anthony EDGAR DFC (nav.) RAFVR - baled out /killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://fishponds.org.uk/luftbri10.html
3.ORB 264 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Mar-2010 01:46 Anon. Added
01-Feb-2013 14:30 Nepa Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Mar-2013 16:36 Nepa Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative]
28-Mar-2013 16:41 Nepa Updated [Time, Location]
11-Aug-2013 18:34 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
13-Aug-2013 15:44 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
03-Jul-2014 16:35 Route Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
14-Sep-2014 21:40 Jixon Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
13-Aug-2015 19:38 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative]
25-Apr-2019 14:45 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
06-Sep-2021 21:55 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
04-May-2022 19:13 Nepa Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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