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| Date: | Wednesday 27 August 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | Ferry Flt RNZAF |
| Registration: | HR375 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Kutch, Arabian Sea, Gujarat state -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | United Kingdom |
| New Zealand |
Mosquito HR375: Took off for transit flight to New Zealand. 27/08/1947
Encountered a heavy rain storm between Santa Cruz (Mumbai) and Mauripur (Karachi) on during delivery flight to New Zealand. The aircraft crashed into the Gulf of Cutch (Off western India.)
Crew:
S/Ldr (NZ40750) Richard Bruce BERNEY AFC DFC DFM (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/Lt (NZ426159) Bernard James BEADLE (nav.) RNZAF - killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzmosquito.htm
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1529714/richard-bruce-berney/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1083604/bernard-james-beadle/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 03:49 | angels one five | Added |
| 22-Jun-2009 14:40 | angels one five | Updated |
| 18-Jan-2010 06:54 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2010 02:59 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2010 23:47 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Apr-2010 10:49 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Feb-2011 12:43 | Nepa | Updated [Source, ] |
| 29-Oct-2011 23:19 | angels one five | Updated [Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jul-2014 14:30 | MiG29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2015 19:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 19-Feb-2019 18:50 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-May-2019 19:17 | Ajai | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Sep-2021 09:59 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 27-Aug-2022 22:00 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 11-May-2023 17:36 | Nepa | Updated |
| 06-May-2024 08:58 | Antonio | Updated [Source, ] |
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