Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII MM512,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80376
 
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Date:Saturday 7 October 1944
Time:21:25
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:409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF
Registration: MM512
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea near Ostend, the province of West Flanders. -   Belgium
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:A.89 Le Culot (B)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito MM512: Took off at 20:00 hrs for Night Defensive patrol. 07/10/1944
Is said to have been shot down by Allied AA fire in the Ostend, Belgium area.
Crew:
P/O (J/92227) Norman JOSS (pilot) RCAF - killed
P/O (J/92144) Peter Childs LAILEY (nav.) RCAF - killed .

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Shores & Thomas, 2 TAF, Vol. 2).
3.ORB 409 Sqdn RCAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Nov-2010 03:28 Nepa Added
30-Jan-2012 08:49 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Jun-2014 08:53 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
25-Aug-2015 22:22 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
05-May-2019 17:12 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
06-Feb-2020 22:25 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator]
12-Sep-2021 16:34 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
21-Dec-2021 23:27 Nepa Updated [Time, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
07-Nov-2022 08:14 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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