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| Date: | Wednesday 20 January 1943 |
| Time: | 21:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD731 |
| MSN: | VY-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blackwater Estuary, Dengie Flats, near Bradwell, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
| RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Mosquito DD731/D: Took off at 19:45 hrs for operation patrol under by the control GCI Foulness. 20/01/1943
Aircraft out of control at flight low altitude over water and crashed on Dengie Flats Essex at 21:55 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (67599) Edward Anthony MOULD (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (136.724) William FISHER (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2009 02:02 | NePa | Added |
| 17-Jul-2011 23:37 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Oct-2013 20:15 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2013 09:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2014 15:01 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2014 13:49 | Jixon | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jun-2015 09:13 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 14:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2019 12:35 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 19:57 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jan-2022 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-Aug-2022 18:40 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Aug-2022 08:50 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator, ] |
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