Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HR260,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80677
 
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Date:Friday 24 January 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:1 FU RAF
Registration: HR260
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Castelnaudery airfield (Fr.)
Destination airport:Istres airfield (Fr.)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito HR260: Took off for ferry flight between Castelnaudary and Istres, France. 24/01/1947
Missing /vanished without trace.
Crew:
F/Lt (46813) Harold Vincent DOODSON (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Lt (159462) James Lochhead LOGAN (nav.) RAFVR - killed






Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 1 FU RAF
3.CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Nov-2010 09:56 Nepa Added
06-Feb-2012 08:13 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
16-Sep-2014 09:08 Next Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
16-Nov-2014 16:06 Fuxs Updated [Total fatalities]
16-Nov-2014 22:07 angels one five Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
16-Nov-2014 22:13 angels one five Updated [Source]
16-Nov-2014 22:15 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
17-Nov-2014 08:36 Ivan Lother Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Narrative]
17-Nov-2014 09:43 Slizack Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative]
17-Nov-2014 18:38 Giggatson Updated [Narrative]
14-May-2015 19:27 Angel dick one Updated [Source, Narrative]
31-Jul-2015 11:17 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
14-Feb-2019 18:51 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
19-Nov-2021 17:32 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
18-Apr-2022 05:06 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Damage]
25-Apr-2022 19:53 Nepa Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative, Operator]
25-Apr-2022 19:53 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
20-May-2023 17:49 Nepa Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]

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