Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII MM444,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70069
 
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Date:Friday 7 April 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: MM444
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sebkra d´Oran. -   Algeria
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:La Senia (Algeria)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito MM444: Took off from La Senia and crashed in bad weather at Sebkra d´Oron. 07/04/1944
Crew:
F/O (136.470) John Francis VEITCH (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (147.284) Douglas SAUNDERS (obs) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2009 09:56 NePa Added
09-Feb-2012 14:26 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Aug-2014 11:29 King Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
09-Aug-2015 07:15 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
17-Jan-2019 21:43 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
30-Jan-2022 10:30 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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