Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II DD614,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70775
 
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Date:Monday 9 August 1943
Time:19:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II
Owner/operator:140 Sqn RAF
Registration: DD614
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Crewley Cross, Sussex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Hartford Bridge, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito DD614: Took off for Training flight. 09/08/1943
Crashed in forced landing Crewley Cross, Sussex at 19:00 hrs.
This aircraft had been loaned from 456 Sqn RAAF to 140 Sqn RAF on 01/08/1943.
Crew:
P/O (146.879) Leslie James GILBERT (pilot) RAFVR - seriously injuring
???? (nav.) ?? - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 140 Sqn RAF
3.ORB 456 Sqn RAAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Dec-2009 00:09 NePa Added
26-Feb-2012 06:47 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Aug-2014 14:57 wilbur Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
30-Jul-2015 16:48 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
23-Oct-2015 17:40 INV Updated [Narrative]
03-Nov-2015 21:24 Wilbur Updated [Time, Nature, Source]
25-Mar-2019 05:52 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
13-Sep-2021 21:06 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
17-Nov-2021 22:30 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
18-Jul-2022 20:52 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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