ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155610
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| Date: | Monday 6 May 1946 |
| Time: | 18:23 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TA127 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Gianaclis (LG.226) Alexandria -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | LG.226 RAF Gianaclis |
| LG.204 RAF Ismailia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito TA127: Took off at 18:20 hrs for Ferry flight. 06/05/1946
Hit the ground during a slow roll at RAF Gianaclis, 3 minutes after take-off during an unauthorised "beat up" of the airfield. Aircraft being delivered to 132 MU consequent upon the disbanding of 255 Sqdn.
Crew:
W/O (577271) Francis Charles WYATT (pilot) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Form 1180 Accident Card archived at RAF Museum, Hendon.
3.ORB 255 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2013 11:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Apr-2013 20:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2014 18:56 | 255_Sqn_Association | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2014 13:35 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2014 18:30 | MiG15 | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Aug-2015 19:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 14:55 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2019 19:03 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Feb-2020 23:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Apr-2022 15:23 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Sep-2022 17:53 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Aug-2023 17:58 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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