Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 RG234,
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Date:Monday 18 July 1949
Time:11:05
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:540 Sqn RAF
Registration: RG234
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Leuchars, Fife
Destination airport:RAF Benson, Oxfordshire
Narrative:
Mosquito RG234: Takeoff at 10:55 hrs from RAF Leuchars for carry out exercise "Jolly Four". 18/07/1949
On becoming airborne, the starbord engine out, twice but immediately re started again on each occasion. Sustained Port engine failure. Pilot made safe landing at 11:05hrs.18/07/1949
Crew:
PI (621145) Stuart Cardy ORRELL (pilot) RAF - Ok ​
NII (????) J. FORD (nav.) RAF - Ok

Sources:

Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Aug-2021 10:35 Nepa Added [Operator]
26-Aug-2021 10:42 SF Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator]
01-Jan-2022 17:33 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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