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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 301 FTU RAF |
| Registration: | HJ812 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea Persian Gulf. -
 Bahrain
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bahrein airfield |
| RAF ??? |
Mosquito HJ812: Took off for Ferra flight. 06/09/1943
Flew into sea Persian Gulf after take-off from RAF Bahrein.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1336691) Sidney Ashton SIMS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1439777) Harry RANDALL (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2010 00:07 | NePa | Added |
| 24-Jul-2011 03:51 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2012 09:00 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2012 11:31 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jun-2014 12:26 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2015 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Feb-2019 16:37 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Aug-2021 09:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, ] |
| 24-Oct-2021 22:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 30-Jul-2022 09:04 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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