Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 RG184,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163339
 
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Date:Monday 12 November 1945
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:684 Sqn RAF
Registration: RG184
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:20 miles east of Tapan, Sumatera Barat. -   Indonesia
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RAF Cocos Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Destination airport:RAF Seletar, Singapore
Narrative:
Mosquito RG184/X: Took off for long transit flight. 12/11/1945
During flight a the engine caught fire flew into mountain 20 miles E of Tapan Sumatra.
crew:
W/Cdr (33193) William Edward Michael LOWRY DFC & Bar (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Lt (152.650) George Hayward JONES DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 684 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jan-2014 15:14 Nepa Added
23-Oct-2014 11:08 Quentin Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
29-Aug-2015 11:36 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
08-Oct-2015 21:14 MiG21 Updated [Narrative]
01-Mar-2016 14:59 Quentin Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Source]
27-Feb-2019 08:45 Nepa Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
14-May-2019 07:27 Nepa Updated [Cn, Location, Operator]
29-Dec-2021 22:22 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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