Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk I W4060,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70521
 
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Date:Saturday 20 February 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk I
Owner/operator:540 Sqn RAF
Registration: W4060
MSN: (c/n 98011)
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Bergen. -   Norway
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Benson, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito W4060: Took off at 10:35 hrs for a PR mission over Bergen and Stavanger. 20/02/1943
Failed to return. The cause of their loss is not clear, but both were killed, near Bergen.
Crew:
W/O (R/92679) David O'NEIL (pilot) RCAF - killed
Sgt (629806) Alfred David LUCKYER (obs) RAF - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2009 23:18 NePa Added
31-Dec-2009 02:05 NePa Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative]
24-Jul-2011 02:54 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative]
13-Jul-2014 15:00 Tailor Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
22-Jul-2015 14:55 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
11-Dec-2018 15:09 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
22-Apr-2019 13:31 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
07-Oct-2021 21:23 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
28-Dec-2021 16:47 Nepa Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator]
29-Dec-2021 21:12 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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