ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121914
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| Date: | Friday 10 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ832 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Alghero airfield, Sassari (I) |
Mosquito HJ 832: Took off at 17:40 hrs to attack rail/road targets in the Genoa – Milan – Turin area. 10/12/1943
Nothing further was heard from the aircraft after take off.
Crew:
W/Cdr (40077) Peter Robert BURTON-GYLES DSO DFC bar (pilot) RAF - killed
P/O (Aus.404788) Eric John LAYH (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
3.https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z019_1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2011 15:52 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Aug-2014 13:27 | Digger | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2015 19:14 | King | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2015 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Feb-2016 17:04 | Next | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 08:23 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jan-2019 08:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2021 11:30 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 04:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:57 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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