ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142157
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| Date: | Monday 2 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 8 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HR448 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Celtic Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brawdy, Pembrokeshire |
| RAF Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire |
Mosquito HR448: Took off for training navigation flight /navex exercise. 02/04/1945
Failed to return from an navex exercise. Missing in bad weather conditions, considered possible that aircraft flew into high ground in Wales while on OGH practice from RAF Brawdy.
Search was carried out for two days on line of last 0DM (2350) but with no success.
Crew:
F/Lt (138492) John Cecil FRANCIS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (164797) John JACKSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2012 00:38 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-Jul-2014 15:23 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2015 18:53 | weeks | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Damage] |
| 06-May-2019 15:57 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2021 22:03 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Dec-2023 18:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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