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| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 680 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR444 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Agean, Crete -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ein Shemer (Israel) |
Mosquito LR444: Took off at 08:10 hrs for Photo Recco mission over Crete. 28/02/1945
The engine failed and the aircraft was abandoned over Crete during the mission.
Crew:
P/O (189964) Charles Edward John OUSLEY (pilot) RAFVR - killed when parachute candled
W/O (1542337) Cyril BUTTERWORTH (nav) RAFVR - baled out /survived
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 680 Sqdn RAF
3.cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2014 06:44 | MiG21 | Added |
| 30-Jun-2014 06:46 | Next | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 18-Sep-2015 18:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Mar-2016 21:11 | Next | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2019 10:34 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 30-Sep-2021 21:09 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 09-Dec-2023 23:05 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 10-Dec-2023 10:29 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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