Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 RG246,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163510
 
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Date:Tuesday 17 July 1951
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: RG246
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Bahrain, Muharraq Island -   Bahrain
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Bahrain
Destination airport:RAF Habbaniya
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito RG246: Took off for flight to RAF Habbaniya. 17/07/1951
Engine caught fire ditched on approach RAF Bahrain. 
Crew:
F/O (2330336) Peter George NICKOLL (pilot) RAF – killed
F/O (????) C.W. KENNEDY (nav.) RAF - Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 13 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jan-2014 15:49 Nepa Added
21-Sep-2014 13:09 Anthony COX Updated [Location, Narrative]
24-Jul-2015 20:01 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
19-Aug-2016 15:41 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
16-Mar-2019 18:15 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
26-Sep-2021 17:11 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
07-Aug-2023 08:17 Nepa Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]]

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