Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI LR382,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143858
 
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Date:Thursday 31 August 1944
Time:01:50
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:21 Sqn RAF
Registration: LR382
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing - English Channel. -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito LR382: Took off at 23:40 hrs for night Intruder mission. 30/08/1944
Missing over English Channel. 31/08/1944
Crew:
P/O (183.391) Herbert Cecil Bell MERRY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (183.416) Victor Juan Emanuel PINK (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Feb-2012 11:56 Nepa Added
19-Feb-2012 11:59 Nepa Updated [Narrative]
16-Sep-2014 08:28 Jixon Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
12-Aug-2015 14:59 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
17-Mar-2019 21:02 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
24-Sep-2021 10:35 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
10-Jul-2022 21:31 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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