Date:	Thursday 3 February 1944
Time:	01:45
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII
Owner/operator:	488 (NZ) Sqn RAF
Registration:	HK363
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	1 mile south of RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex
Destination airport:	RAF Bradwell Bay

Narrative:
Mosquito HK363: Took off for training flight /searchlight co-operation exercise. 02/02/1944
Dazzled by searchlights during a searchlight co-operation exercise.
At 01:45 hrs crashed 1 mile south of RAF Bradwell Bay. 03/02/1944.
Crew:
F/Sgt (NZ421799) Keith James WATSON (pilot) RNZAF - killed.
F/Sgt (NZ422378) Ernest Frank EDWARDS (obs) RNZAF - killed.

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=2929360
3.https://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=2762558
4.https://broodyswar.wordpress.com/

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
21-Feb-2010 10:56	NePa	Added
14-Mar-2010 23:53	angels one five	Updated [Operator]
25-Mar-2010 11:31	Anon.	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Narrative]
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