ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72514
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| Date: | Saturday 26 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ766 |
| MSN: | YP-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito HJ766/S: Took off at 02:25 hrs for mission to West Sicilly. 26/06/1943
Failed to return from mission to Mazara, West Sicilly. Missing.
Crew:
F/Lt (78846) Gerald Clifford Randolph MOODY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (131.761 Peters James GLADMAN (nav) RAFVR - 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
| 9 September 1942 | DD689 | 23 Sqn RAF | 1 | Missing - North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 28 January 1943 | DD798 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa |  |
min |
| 12 April 1944 | LR252 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Vias, 22 km east of Beziers. |  |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
| 2 December 1944 | PZ456 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | 'Kamperveld' at Wezepsche Heide, Wezep, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2010 10:34 | NePa | Added |
| 01-Nov-2010 06:33 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Phase, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2011 10:45 | SMoody | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2014 14:20 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 07:20 | Froome | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2015 16:13 | Opietz | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2015 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Mar-2016 08:01 | Next | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2019 19:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Sep-2021 10:32 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 04:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
| 06-Jun-2022 09:29 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Damage, Operator] |
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