Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI NS999,
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Date:Monday 15 October 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF
Registration: NS999
MSN: SM-Q
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:sea near Schotiwen, Zeeland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Volkel (NL)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito NS999/Q: Took off for a Training flight /Navex exercise. 15/10/1945
Crashed in sea on a training fligh off Schotiwen (Dutch).
Believed both engines cut due to fuel starvation (a fuel pomp malfunction.).
Crew:
W/O (P/794889) Jan BARYGA (pol. pilot) PAF - killed
Sgt (P/706077) Rubin LIFSZYC (pol. nav.) PAF - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

2.http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/
3.ORB 305 Sqdn RAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
4 July 1944 LR262 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF 0 RAF stn Lasham, Hampshire, England non
24 September 1944 LR262 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF 2 near RAF stn Lasham, Hampshire, England w/o
Mid-air collision

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Nov-2011 14:08 Nepa Added
12-Feb-2012 03:35 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport]
01-May-2014 09:40 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Jun-2014 14:13 Nepa Updated [Narrative]
13-Oct-2014 07:22 Route Updated [Departure airport]
21-Sep-2015 13:09 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport]
23-Feb-2016 10:24 Next Updated [Source, Narrative]
29-Nov-2018 10:11 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
22-Apr-2019 19:14 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Operator]
30-Nov-2021 16:06 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
21-Jun-2022 20:04 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
13-Jan-2024 23:23 Nepa Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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