Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 RG244,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163508
 
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Date:Monday 15 July 1946
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:308 MU RAF
Registration: RG244
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:river Jumna, near RAF stn Bamrauli near Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh -   India
Phase: Take off
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Bamrauli, Allahabad
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito RG244: Took off for test flight. 15/07/1946
Engine cut on take-off for a test flight and crash-landed in river Jumna.
Crew:
???? (pilot) RAF?? - Ok escaped unhurt.

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.The Indian Express 18 July 1946, p4
3.ORB 308 MU RAF
4.CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jan-2014 15:34 Nepa Added
21-Sep-2014 18:33 DG333 Updated [Location, Narrative]
22-Aug-2015 19:59 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
09-Jan-2019 16:50 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
12-Mar-2019 20:38 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative, Operator]
03-Apr-2019 15:24 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator]
03-Apr-2019 15:28 Nepa Updated [Source, Operator]
29-Jul-2021 08:36 DB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
29-Jul-2021 19:57 Anon. Updated [Narrative, Operator]
17-Jun-2023 10:12 Nepa Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]

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