Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 PF650,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159783
 
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Date:Wednesday 11 May 1949
Time:
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:13 Sqn RAF
Registration: PF650
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Great Bitter Lake near RAF stn Kasfareet (LG.212) Suez Canal Zone -   Egypt
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF ????
Destination airport:LG.212 RAF Kasfareet
Narrative:
Mosquito PF650: Lost height after unfeathering prop ditched in Great Bitter Lake on approach to RAF Kasfareet. 11/05/1949. 
Crew:
P1 (1585556) Edward Albert FITZGERALD (pilot) RAF – Ok
N1 (1543756) Denis Alexander William BALLARD (nav.) RAF – Ok








Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 13 Sqdn RAF
3.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2013 22:21 JINX Added
30-Sep-2013 12:17 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
21-Sep-2014 13:08 Jixon Updated [Location, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 10:03 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source]
19-Aug-2016 16:20 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
19-Feb-2019 20:32 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
04-Aug-2021 10:13 Anon. Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator]
04-Aug-2021 10:53 Anon. Updated [Location, Operator]
04-Aug-2021 10:59 Anon. Updated [Location, Operator]
27-Sep-2021 16:17 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
01-Aug-2023 17:35 Nepa Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]]
07-Aug-2023 08:24 Nepa Updated [[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]]

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