ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70860
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| Date: | Saturday 13 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD755 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Polebrook, East Northamptonshire District, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire |
Mosquito DD755: Took off for day practice flight and camera exercise. 13/11/1943
During a training attack on Stirling broke up in air over Polebrook. In final hit the ground and exploded.
Crew:
F/Lt ( 80107) John Desmond BRIDGE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (658971) Laurence James Frencis CULLEN (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2009 05:08 | NePa | Added |
| 08-Nov-2011 02:00 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 06:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 24-Jun-2014 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2014 19:07 | Froome | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Oct-2014 12:48 | R.Giggs | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 13:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 09:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Nov-2021 18:43 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Nov-2021 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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