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| Date: | Friday 22 January 1943 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD662 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile north-west of RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Colerne, Wiltshire |
| RAF Colerne |
Mosquito DD662: Took off at 09:10 hrs for Weather test. 22/01/1943
Engine troubles occurred during the flight. At 09:30 hrs crashed 1mile NW of RAF Colerne.
Aircraft undershot while attempting single engine landing.
Crew:
F/Lt (77359) William Lawrence KING (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (136.343) Hugh Bernard BELL (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
ORB 264 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2009 23:15 | NePa | Added |
| 04-Dec-2010 14:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2011 23:37 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2013 13:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2014 15:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2014 16:21 | Holschtein | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Dec-2014 13:24 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 14:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 27-Aug-2015 16:59 | INV | Updated [Location, ] |
| 02-Mar-2019 18:53 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Apr-2019 06:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 12-Nov-2021 18:52 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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