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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DK315 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Atlantic Ocean. -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Front (Gibraltar) |
| RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito DK315: Took off at 10:35 hrs for flight from Gibraltar en route back to base. 03/03/1943 Missing.
Crew:
F/O (NZ411888) Donald Francis Ignatius HARDMAN (pilot) RNZAF - killed
Sgt (637524) Bernard Herbert CRUIKSHANK (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.OBR 540 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2014 19:22 | Nepa | Added |
| 26-Jun-2014 08:38 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2014 12:39 | Roup | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 15:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Dec-2018 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 06-Mar-2021 11:53 | rvargast17 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 07-Oct-2021 21:29 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-Dec-2021 21:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jun-2022 08:38 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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