Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI RF616,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223239
 
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Date:Saturday 3 May 1947
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:GC I/6 (Corse) Armée de l'Air
Registration: RF616
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tan Son Nhut airfield, Saigon, French Indochina /Indochinese Union -   Vietnam
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:????
Destination airport:Tan Son Nhut airfield, Saigon.
Narrative:
Mosquito RF616: Crash-landing. Destroyed in a landing accident. 03/05/1947
Crew:
Sgt Chf WECK (pilot) Armée de l'Air - killed
Sgt ROCHICCIOLI (nav.) Armée de l'Air - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.The Straits Times 7 May 1947

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Mar-2019 13:45 TB Added
30-Dec-2020 17:31 Angel dick one five Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator]
07-Jul-2021 11:51 Next Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
04-Aug-2021 12:52 Next Updated [Narrative, Operator]
11-Sep-2021 20:15 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
02-Oct-2021 21:20 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Operator]
04-Mar-2022 23:24 Nepa Updated [Date, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
20-Sep-2022 16:11 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
20-May-2023 11:38 Nepa Updated [[Location, Operator]]

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