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| Date: | Friday 2 April 1943 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD742 |
| MSN: | YP-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shoreham to Hove railway line, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
| RAF Hunsdon |
Mosquito DD742: Took off at 10:35 hrs for Intruder mission over France 02/04/1943.
Returning from a Intruder patrol, it is thought that it may have been damaged when tragically the Mosquito was shot down by own AA fire near Hove, Sussex. The navigator F/O Streeter DFM was wounded and unable to get out so S/Ldr Sutton DFC tried to get the aircraft down but finally had to bale out at very low level losing his left arm and foot. F/O Streeter was killed in the crash.
Crew:
Sqn Ldr (NZ36182) Kenwyn Roland SUTTON DFC (pilot) RNZAF - Injured
Plt Off (50119) Stanley Robert STREETER DFM (obs) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2009 11:55 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 13:15 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2013 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2014 14:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 24-Jun-2014 17:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2014 16:08 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2014 22:30 | Nick Slaughter | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2015 08:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 14-Mar-2019 08:09 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 03-Sep-2021 10:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jan-2022 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 21-Aug-2022 18:39 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Aug-2022 08:59 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator, ] |
| 22-Feb-2024 07:18 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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