Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HR617,
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Date:Saturday 2 June 1945
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:84 Sqn RAF
Registration: HR617
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Chharra near Purulia, now in West Bengal state. -   India
Phase: Landing
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Chharra
Destination airport:RAF Chharra
Narrative:
Mosquito HR617: Took off for air test. 02/06/1945
Swung on landing and undercarriage collapsed RAF Chharra.
Crew:
F/Lt (121.450) George Ravenscroft PLUMB (pilot) RAFVR – Ok



Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 84 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Jan-2012 10:52 Nepa Added
21-Mar-2015 07:43 Jixon Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
22-Sep-2015 05:53 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
26-May-2019 19:17 Ajai Updated [Location]
25-Oct-2019 15:03 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
08-Nov-2019 16:53 Nepa Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
21-Jan-2020 22:25 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator]
27-Jan-2022 16:46 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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