ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73321
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 July 1944 |
| Time: | 00:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK471 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Broadleak, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hartfordbridge Flats, Hampshire |
Mosquito HK471: Took off at 22:45 hrs for Anti Diver patrol.17/07/1944
Mosquito HK471 collided with Tempest EJ530 (FIU) near Etchingham Suffolk at 00:05hrs 18/07/1944
(both dived for the same target). The plane crashed at Broadleak, Sussex.
W/Cdr Hartley in his Tempest EJ530 was involved in a mid-air collision with a Mosquito of 264 Sqn.
W/Cdr Hartley baled out and broke his ankles on landing.
Crew:
F/Sgt(1338366) Maurice Frederick HOARE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (544381) Edward Laurence BISHOP (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 264 Sqdn RAF
3.https://wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/view.php?uid=252002
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2010 00:18 | Anon. | Added |
| 01-Feb-2013 14:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2014 14:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2014 12:49 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2014 20:43 | Faun | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 09:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2019 05:18 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Sep-2023 10:37 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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