ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70541
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 5 FU RAF |
| Registration: | RF580 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 80 miles south-south-east of Baghdad -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cairo, Heliopolis |
| RAF Habbaniyah |
Mosquito RF580: Took off for ferry flight.14/02/1945
Flew into ground on ferry flight to India. Cause not known.
Crew:
P/O (190788) Geoffrey James BROWNING (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1681705) Gordon Kenneth WHEELIKER (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 5FU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2009 10:11 | NePa | Added |
| 17-Jan-2014 13:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2014 22:40 | Glock G19 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2015 13:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2019 14:31 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2019 16:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2021 22:42 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2021 22:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Dec-2023 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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