ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70936
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD792 |
| MSN: | YP-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Porto Palo, Province of Syracuse, Sicily. -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito DD792/B: Took off at 01:38hrs for intruder mission to Trapani in Southern Italy. 16/02/1943.
Missing. Crashed near Porto Palo.
Crew:
F/O (106.194) Edward Henry CAVE-BROWNE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
W/O (524645) Frederick WESTCOTT (obs) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 1942 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Exeter, Devon, England. |  |
min |
| 14 September 1942 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
min |
| 6 January 1943 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa. |  |
non |
| 15 January 1943 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa. | |
min |
| 19 January 1943 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Tripoli. |  |
min |
| 9 June 1943 | HJ674 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa | |
min |
| 20 May 1950 | RL257 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | 1 mile ENE of Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2010 10:14 | NePa | Added |
| 18-Jul-2011 02:44 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2011 10:48 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2013 18:35 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2015 14:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:18 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Oct-2021 16:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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