Mid-air collision Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 RG262,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163607
 
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Date:Friday 10 September 1954
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:81 Sqn RAF
Registration: RG262
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Kuala Lumpur, West Malaya -   Malaysia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kuala Lumpur, West Malaya
Destination airport:RAF Kuala Lumpur
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito RG262: Swung on landing and undercarriage collapsed Kuala Lumpur. 10/09/1954
It swung on landing in Kuala Lumpur and then collided with some Army trucks.
Driver of one of the trucks was killed.
Crew:
Sgt (1851297) Norman Frederick GEARY (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (578568) Dennis Clifford WANKLYN (nav.) RAF - injured

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 81 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jan-2014 11:27 Nepa Added
21-Sep-2014 19:45 HB Updated [Location, Narrative]
21-Jul-2015 15:58 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
26-Apr-2017 13:05 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Feb-2019 20:45 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
27-Jan-2022 19:16 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
05-Jul-2023 09:37 Nepa Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]]

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