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| Date: | Thursday 26 November 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD797 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West Mersea, 3.2 miles of RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Mosquito DD797: Took off for local training flight. 26/11/1942
Crashed after take-off at West Mersea Island Essex.
Crew:
Sgt (R/95991) Duncan Stuart HUTT (pilot) RCAF - killed
Sgt (1317574) Gurwyn Malcolm CRIDGE (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.https://no23squadron.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/26-november-1942-redux/
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2010 04:52 | NePa | Added |
| 05-Feb-2012 14:44 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Apr-2014 20:11 | mpierrela | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2014 06:44 | mpierrela | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Jun-2014 11:02 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2014 17:11 | Froome | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 11:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 12-Apr-2016 15:04 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2018 08:43 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 17-Oct-2021 15:01 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 20-Jul-2022 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 03-Oct-2023 18:33 | Nepa | Updated |
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