Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 RG179,
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Date:Thursday 29 May 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34
Owner/operator:8 (C) OTU RAF
Registration: RG179
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Benson, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Benson, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito RG179: Hit by runaway tractor while parked in RAF Benson. 29/05/1947.

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 8 OTU RAF
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jan-2014 14:57 Nepa Added
08-Jul-2014 14:34 MiG23 Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
31-Jul-2015 17:14 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
08-Mar-2019 09:25 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
28-Nov-2019 17:49 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
14-Jul-2021 08:41 Xindel LX Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
19-Nov-2021 18:48 Nepa Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]

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