Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 26 KA257,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151338
 
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Date:Tuesday 26 February 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 26
Owner/operator:1 FU RAF
Registration: KA257
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Cairo West /Kilo 26 (LG.224). -   Egypt
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:LG.224 RAF Cairo West
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito KA257: Undercarriage collapsed on take-off RAF Cairo West. 26/02/1946
Crew: ???? Ok

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Dec-2012 04:00 Nepa Added
10-Sep-2015 12:45 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
12-Mar-2019 20:29 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
18-Jun-2021 08:26 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
04-Aug-2021 11:27 Anon. Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator]
04-Aug-2021 11:29 Anon. Updated [Location, Operator]
08-Dec-2021 23:13 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
01-Aug-2023 18:21 Nepa Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]

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