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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX814 |
| MSN: | YP-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sigonella airfield, Catania, Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sigonella airfield, Sicily |
| Sigonella airfield |
Mosquito HR814/E: Took off at 20:20 hrs for mission over Monte Corvino. 05/09/1943
The plane's engine failure during return /on approach to base. Crashed on landing at 00:05 hrs. 06/09/1943
Crew:
F/O (120555) John Augustin LE ROSSIGNOL (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1556380) Leslie GREEN (nav) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2014 19:52 | Apen | Added |
| 29-May-2015 17:23 | Pipine | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2015 17:36 | Unites | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 01-Aug-2015 19:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Jan-2019 16:20 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Aug-2021 11:16 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Oct-2021 21:56 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2023 21:42 | Nepa | Updated |
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