Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 26 KA248,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151337
 
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Date:Saturday 23 March 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: KA248
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Eastleigh, Nairobi -   Kenya
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Eastleigh, Kenya
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito KA248: Took off for the first solo flight on the Mosquito. 23/03/1946
Swung on take-off and undercarriage collapsed RAF Eastleigh.
Crew:
F/Lt ???? BLACK (pilot) RAF : Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 249 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Dec-2012 03:44 Nepa Added
22-Jul-2014 07:48 BlB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative]
10-Sep-2015 19:15 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
12-Mar-2019 20:30 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
27-Jan-2020 08:41 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator]
23-Jun-2021 10:41 Next Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
09-Apr-2022 02:36 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
01-Sep-2022 11:41 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
01-Sep-2022 11:42 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
11-Jun-2023 18:43 Nepa Updated [[Location, Operator]]

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