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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: | DD683 |
| MSN: | YP-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North sea,15 miles south-east of RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Mosquito DD683/O: Took off at 23:45 hrs for operational flight over Soesterburg, Holland, 08/09/1942
Dived into North sea 15miles SE of RAF Bradwell Bay. 09/09/1942
Crew:
F/O (67104) Ian Norman STEIN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1261893) Henry George CHALLICOMBE (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/17887
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2009 04:28 | NePa | Added |
| 22-Feb-2011 14:32 | ThW | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 05-Feb-2012 13:59 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2014 10:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2014 16:38 | Victor | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 10:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Aug-2015 17:30 | pepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2016 17:13 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2019 18:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jul-2021 21:03 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
| 17-Oct-2021 09:46 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jul-2022 17:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Oct-2022 09:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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