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| Date: | Saturday 9 January 1943 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ237 |
| MSN: | YP-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kir Uppu near RAF stn Luqa -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito DZ237/F: Took off at 20:30 hrs for mission to Sfax and Gabes (Tunisia). 09/01/1943
Crashed on take off at Kir Uppu near RAF Luqa.
Crew:
Sgt (1236217) Peter Doyley OLLEY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1047847) Eric Stanley MOSS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
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 10:37 | NePa | Added |
| 17-Jul-2011 23:37 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Nov-2011 14:26 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2014 10:33 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2015 08:16 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jun-2015 09:09 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 14:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Feb-2016 10:17 | Gloug | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Oct-2018 05:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 20-Oct-2018 08:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Jan-2019 07:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 05-Sep-2021 10:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 17-Oct-2021 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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