Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36 RL211,
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Date:Tuesday 20 May 1952
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36
Owner/operator:39 Sqn RAF
Registration: RL211
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Myrtou, north of the city of Morphou. -   Cyprus
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Nicosia
Destination airport:RAF Nicosia
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito RL211: Took off at 11:15 hrs for air firing. 20/05/1952 
At 11:30 hrs both engines cut bellylanded at Myrtou Cyprus.
Crew:
P/O (????) J. WILSON (pilot) RAF - injured
P/O (????) P. ROUSE (pass.) RAF - injured

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 39 Sqn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Feb-2014 13:12 Nepa Added
28-May-2014 14:51 Nepa Updated [Departure airport]
21-Jul-2015 19:45 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
10-Dec-2015 21:01 MUDr. Roup Updated [Total fatalities, Nature, Source]
03-Mar-2019 16:18 Nepa Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
03-Mar-2019 19:54 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Operator]
28-Sep-2021 11:03 Nepa Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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