Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 26 KA341,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147644
 
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Date:Thursday 4 April 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 26
Owner/operator:249 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF
Registration: KA341
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:4 miles north-east of RAF stn Eastleigh, Nairobi -   Kenya
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Eastleigh, Kenya
Destination airport:RAF Eastleigh
Narrative:
Mosquito KA341: Took off for solo practice on the Mosquito. 04/04/1946
Engine cut on approach lost height on overshoot and bellylanded 4 miles NE of RAF Eastleigh
Crew:
W/O ???? (pilot) RAF : injured

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/hancrash.html

3.http://web.archive.org/web/20130717113810/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Aug-2012 01:59 Nepa Added
22-Jul-2014 07:45 Gloug Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Destination airport, Narrative]
09-Sep-2015 18:48 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
02-May-2019 21:36 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
27-Jan-2020 08:42 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
20-Jun-2021 08:57 Next Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
08-Dec-2021 10:52 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
09-Apr-2022 02:36 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
01-Sep-2022 11:44 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
11-Jun-2023 20:25 Nepa Updated [[Location, Operator]]

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