ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72320
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 September 1943 |
| Time: | 20:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HJ823 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, near Dover, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
| RAF Ford |
Mosquito HJ823: Took off at 19:30 hrs for Intruder mission over Bochum. 29/09/1943
During flight in thick fog crashed into balloon cable Dover balloon barrage, the wreckage landing on the beach. Hit on seashore Dover Kent.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/6489) Duncan Donald JOHNSTON (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (J/16070) Francis Dalton DWYER (obs) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RAF_owned_HA100.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2010 10:00 | NePa | Added |
| 30-Jan-2012 09:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2013 03:15 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2013 12:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 15-Jun-2014 18:54 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2014 14:11 | Siczak | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2015 19:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 08-Mar-2019 15:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jan-2022 17:05 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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