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| Date: | Thursday 21 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ228 |
| MSN: | YP-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea 70 miles off the island of Malta -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito DZ228/D: Took off at 00:30 hrs for Night Intruder mission over Sicily. 21/01/1943
Missing. The aircraft crashed into the sea 70 miles from Malta, shot down by flak fire.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1101607) Thomas PATERSON (pilot) RAFVR - POW
Sgt (1070502) John Cliford WHITEHEAD (nav.) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2010 07:14 | NePa | Added |
| 17-Jul-2011 23:37 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2014 12:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2014 15:34 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2014 06:58 | Oezil | Updated [Location, Damage, ] |
| 16-Nov-2014 19:14 | Slizack | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2015 09:27 | Lixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 24-May-2015 16:01 | Iwosh | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2015 16:35 | Paix | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 14:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 01-Dec-2015 09:58 | Rata | Updated [Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Dec-2018 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 05-Sep-2021 10:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 21:50 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 18-Apr-2022 19:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage, ] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Operator, ] |
| 29-Apr-2022 21:58 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jul-2022 08:56 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 22-Sep-2023 20:08 | Nepa | Updated |
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