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| Date: | Sunday 21 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD793 |
| MSN: | YP-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea area Marettimo Island and Pantelleria Island -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito DD793/X: Took off at 03:35 hrs. for patrol to the Marettimo-Pantellaria area. 21/02/1943 Missing.
Crew:
F/Lt (P.0306) Marceli NEYDER (polish.pilot) PAF - killed
F/O (116.964) Sydney John CORNES (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.polishairforce.pl/neydereng.html
3.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2010 04:52 | NePa | Added |
| 30-Sep-2011 09:53 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2014 12:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2014 18:07 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 14:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 15:02 | Victor I | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-Oct-2018 05:31 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 20-Feb-2021 11:05 | J155 | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2021 12:01 | J155 | Updated [Country, ] |
| 17-Oct-2021 16:13 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 13-Jan-2022 17:40 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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