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| Date: | Friday 19 March 1943 |
| Time: | 00:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HJ930 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile north-east of RAF stn Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Coleby Grange |
Mosquito HJ930: Took off at 23:20 hrs. for operational patrol and a searchlights exercise.18/03/1943
Dived into ground 1 mile NE of RAF Coleby Grange. Presumed pilot dazzled by searchlight.
Crash on return at 00:10 hrs.19/03/1943.
Crew:
F/Sgt (R/90510) Benjamin Merwin HAIGHT (pilot) RCAF) - killed
Sgt (1324316 ) Oswald Sidwell MILBURN (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.bcar.org.uk/1943.html
3.ORB 410 Sqn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2010 01:20 | NePa | Added |
| 14-Oct-2011 10:23 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2012 08:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 18-Jun-2014 13:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2015 18:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 07-Dec-2015 13:58 | Jimi | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2015 19:30 | Faun | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2016 20:14 | INV | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2019 19:05 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Apr-2019 06:18 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 11-Dec-2021 16:00 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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