Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI RF717,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165784
 
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Date:Wednesday 24 October 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF
Registration: RF717
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn St.Thomas Mount, Matras, Brit.India -   India
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF St.Thomas Mount
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito RF717: Hit bullock during night takeoff RAF St.Thomas Mount. 24/10/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (152.095) Raymond John William MOTLEY (pilot) RAFVR - unhurt
F/O (166.980) Donald Frederick SIMS (nav.) RAFVR - unhurt

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
ORB 82 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Apr-2014 12:25 Nepa Added
30-Jul-2014 18:50 Taylor Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
21-Sep-2015 19:04 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
21-Sep-2019 09:40 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
27-Jan-2022 10:19 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]

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