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| Date: | Sunday 2 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR272 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ellisfield, 4 miles of RAF stn Lasham, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lasham, Hampshire |
Mosquito LR272: Took off at 14:00 hrs for operation NOBALL. 02/01/1944
Engine cut on take-off from RAF Lasham hit trees in forced landing at Ellisfield, near Basingstoke.
Crew:
F/O (124.511) Tom William KEMPIN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1444356) Dennis Ernest RUSSELL (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 613 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2012 12:41 | Nepa | Added |
| 11-Aug-2013 18:28 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2013 14:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 04-Jun-2014 16:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2014 17:29 | Jixon | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-Aug-2015 15:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2019 21:00 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Feb-2022 14:59 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 25-Feb-2022 12:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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