Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II DD792, Tuesday 19 January 1943
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Date:Tuesday 19 January 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II
Owner/operator:23 Sqn RAF
Registration: DD792
MSN: YP-B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Tripoli. -   Libya
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Luqa, Malta
Destination airport:RAF Luqa
Narrative:
Mosquito DD792/B: Took off at 17:35 hrs for intruder mission to Tripoli. 19/01/1943
Over target was damaged by flak. Landing at 21:00 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (J/8760) John Henry STRIEBEL (us.pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/O (116.961) Leonard Stanley ANDREWS (nav.) RAFVR - Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Aug-2017 07:40 Nepa Added
24-Sep-2021 20:42 Nepa Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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