Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI RF664,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165751
 
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Date:Thursday 31 January 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF
Registration: RF664
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Brunei Bay, south-east of Labuan Island, North Borneo. -   Malaysia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Labuan, Labuan Island.
Destination airport:RAF Labuan
Narrative:
Mosquito RF664/A: Took off for test flight. 31/01/1946
Engine cut in circuit Labuan. Port engine feathered. Crash-landed in sea near RAF Labuan.
Crew:
F/Lt (118193) Frank Stanley FOSS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (Aus.444068) Eric Samuel WILLIS (pass. from Flying control) RAAF - killed


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 110 Sqdn RAF
3. AT2010/4, 166/43/1765

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Apr-2014 08:38 Nepa Added
29-Apr-2014 08:29 Nepa Updated [Operator]
21-Sep-2014 18:23 Boile A. Updated [Location, Narrative]
23-Oct-2014 09:26 QQ3 Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]
10-Sep-2015 12:15 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
24-Oct-2015 05:14 QQ3 Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
05-Sep-2018 11:05 Nepa Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
09-Jun-2021 09:30 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
21-Jun-2021 15:54 Xindel Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
31-Aug-2022 19:30 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
28-Jun-2023 08:24 Ron Averes Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]]
12-Jul-2023 08:22 Nepa Updated [[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]]

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