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| Date: | Friday 12 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD794 |
| MSN: | YP-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Castel Vetrano, Sicily. -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito DD794: Took off at 21:50 hrs for intruder patrol to Western Sicily. 12/02/1943
Missing. Mosquito had been shot down by Italian flak at Castel Vetrano.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1268272 ) Douglas Ian CLUNES (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1169718) Reginald Charles MARSTON (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2010 10:14 | NePa | Added |
| 18-Jul-2011 02:44 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2014 16:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2014 06:59 | Oezil | Updated [Location, ] |
| 26-May-2015 15:15 | Iwosh | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 14:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 26-Feb-2016 09:30 | J.Cryer | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2019 18:49 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 17-Oct-2021 15:35 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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