Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HR394,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142163
 
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Date:Tuesday 26 December 1944
Time:14:05
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:82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF
Registration: HR394
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Daungtaung, Burma -   Myanmar
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kumbhirgram, Assam
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HR394: Took off at 12:00hrs for OPS. 26/12/1944
Engine caught fire crashed near Daungtaung at 14:05 hrs.  
Crew:
F/O (Aus.402431) John Jameson WILSON AFM (pilot) RAAF - injured
F/O (152.678) Kenneth John DORRICOTT (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
ORB 82 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Jan-2012 06:54 Nepa Added
03-Jun-2013 08:30 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative]
03-Sep-2015 22:19 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
02-Sep-2018 10:52 Nepa Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
29-Apr-2019 17:17 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator]
27-Jan-2022 12:13 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
15-Jul-2022 22:00 Nepa Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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