ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70811
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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: | DD684 |
| MSN: | YP-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Mosquito DD684/U: Took off at 22:58 hrs for operational flight over Eindhoven, Holland. 09/09/1942 Missing.
Crew:
Sgt (R/93090) Gordon Robinson WRIGHT (us.pilot) RCAF - killed
Sgt (1067230) Arthur Malcolm Frederick COOK (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/17786
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 August 1942 | DD683 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
min |
| 7 September 1942 | DD684 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
min |
| 6 September 1943 | HX869 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Sigonella airfield, Catania, Sicily. |  |
min |
| 17 September 1943 | HJ717 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Lecce, Salentine Peninsula, Province of Lecce | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2009 04:28 | NePa | Added |
| 22-Feb-2011 14:36 | ThW | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 16-Jun-2014 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 06:47 | Gloug | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Jul-2015 10:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Apr-2016 17:13 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2018 05:36 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2019 21:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 24-Sep-2021 20:27 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2022 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jul-2022 18:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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