Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 MV531,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17429
 
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Date:Monday 16 October 1944
Time:15:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30
Owner/operator:1 DF RAF
Registration: MV531
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Shield Field, near Horley, near RAF stn Gatwick, Sussex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RAF Colerne, Wiltshire.
Destination airport:B.48 Amiens/Glisy
Narrative:
Mosquito MV531 Engines cut after take-off; crash-landed. 16.10.1944
Crew:
F/O (174.744) Alois Mžourek (čs.pilot) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2008 03:56 Nepa Added
19-Nov-2008 00:00 Alois Mžourek Updated
01-Dec-2008 10:22 angels one five Updated
17-Nov-2009 09:12 NePa Updated
21-Dec-2011 03:45 nepa Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
21-May-2014 16:20 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
15-Sep-2014 07:31 DG333 Updated [Location]
31-Aug-2015 19:47 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
23-Jan-2016 10:22 DG333 Updated [Location]
23-Mar-2019 08:36 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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