Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI NS503,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165285
 
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Date:Sunday 21 October 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI
Owner/operator:684 Sqn RAF
Registration: NS503
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Mingaladon, Rangoon, Burma -   Myanmar
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Alipore, Calcutta
Destination airport:Tan Son Nhat Airfiel, Saigon.
Narrative:
Mosquito NS503/I: Took off for ferry flight Calcutta-Saigon. 21/10/1945
Engine trouble and electrical energy dropped out over Sittang estuary.
Engine cut bellylanded at RAF Mingaladon 21/10/1945 not repaired.
Crew:
W/Cdr (33193) William Edward Michael LOWRY DFC and Bar (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/Lt (130.846) Gerald STEVENS DFC (nav.) RAFVR - OK

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=RAF0756

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Apr-2014 08:33 Nepa Added
18-Sep-2014 17:26 DG333 Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
23-Oct-2014 11:34 QQ3 Updated [Narrative]
20-Sep-2015 11:16 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
01-Mar-2016 15:07 DG333 Updated [Narrative]
27-Feb-2019 09:24 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
12-Mar-2021 22:38 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator]
03-May-2022 12:14 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]

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