Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI MM291,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166294
 
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Date:Thursday 23 March 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI
Owner/operator:680 Sqn RAF
Registration: MM291
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Matariyah (LG.219) -   Egypt
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:LG.219 RAF Matariyah
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito MM291: Takeoff for local training flying. 23/03/1944 
Crashed on take-off LG219 RAF Matariya.
Crew:
F/O (138652) William Michael BRUCKSHAW (pilot) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 680 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2014 17:04 Nepa Added
09-Aug-2015 06:13 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
04-Aug-2018 18:44 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative]
04-Feb-2019 20:17 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator]
20-Feb-2020 23:17 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator]
04-Jun-2021 20:32 Anon. Updated [Location, Operator]
30-Sep-2021 21:17 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
01-Aug-2023 18:23 Nepa Updated [[Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]]
11-Nov-2023 17:37 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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