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| Date: | Wednesday 9 September 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD689 |
| MSN: | YP-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Mosquito DD689/S: Took off at 23:45 hrs for operational flight to Eindhoven and Gilze, Holland. 08/09/1942
Missing over North Sea. 09/09/1942
Crew:
F/Lt (78719) Neil Alexander BUCHANAN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (116.962) Victor George BREWIS (obs) RAFVR - Ok /ASR
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/17904
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2009 04:28 | NePa | Added |
| 05-Feb-2012 13:56 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2014 10:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2014 06:50 | Unitex | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 10:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 02-Dec-2015 20:17 | Iwosh | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 21-Oct-2018 05:40 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jan-2019 21:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 17-Oct-2021 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 17-Oct-2021 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 27-Jul-2022 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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