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| Date: | Tuesday 2 February 1943 |
| Time: | 23:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD665 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Colerne, Wiltshire |
Mosquito DD665: Took off for Night training flight /interception practice. 02/02/1943
Mosquito DD665 had a faulty radar.
Mosquito DD665 in mid air collided with Mosquito DD785 at 10,000 feet over Southampton area at 23:15 hrs. Mosquito DD665 crashed Bishops Waltham Hants.and burnt out.
Navigator baled out and landed safely. Pilot's body was found in wreck near RAF Thorney Island.
Crew:
F/O (49572) Sydney Ben FULLER DFM (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (119.468) Frederick MOUNTAIN (obs.) RAFVR - baled out /Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 264 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2009 23:31 | NePa | Added |
| 10-Jan-2010 11:40 | NePa | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2011 02:44 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2013 13:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2014 16:09 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2014 16:24 | Digger | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 14:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2019 18:51 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 12-Nov-2021 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Aug-2022 07:37 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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