Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII HK402,
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Date:Friday 28 January 1944
Time:
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:256 Sqn RAF
Registration: HK402
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mediterranean Sea, 25 miles south of coast Malta -   Malta
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Luqa, Malta
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito HK402: Took off for training flight /GCI practice. 28/01/1944
Lost in accident. It crashed 25 miles south of the coast of Malta.
Crew:
F/O (135.711) David Ernest WILLS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (145.764) Duncan HERRING (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 256 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Jul-2014 20:48 Apen Added
02-Sep-2014 13:53 Apen Updated [Location]
05-Aug-2015 07:39 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants]
18-Mar-2019 19:33 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
31-Jul-2022 21:13 Nepa Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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