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| Date: | Thursday 1 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ234 |
| MSN: | YP-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito DZ234/Y: Took off at 19:00 hrs for intruder mission to East Sicily. 01/04/1943 Missing.
Crew:
F/O (111.699) Stanley J. CORNFORTH (us.pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (116.965) Morris "Maurice" DAVIES (obs) 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 |
| 31-Oct-2011 13:13 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2014 12:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2014 07:09 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2015 09:31 | Lixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 26-May-2015 15:34 | H.Shaft | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2015 19:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 17-Jan-2019 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 01-Jun-2019 05:27 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 17-Oct-2021 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 15-Apr-2022 08:53 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 18-Apr-2022 19:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage, ] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Operator, ] |
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