Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI TA478,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180814
 
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Date:Sunday 9 December 1945
Time:16:05
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:84 Sqn RAF
Registration: TA478
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Location:RAF stn Kemajoran, Batavia, West Java -   Indonesia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kemajoran, Jakarta
Destination airport:RAF Kemajoran, Jakarta
Narrative:
Mosquito TA478/K: Took off at 15:45 hrs for Air cover road convoy patrol. 09/12/1945
Returned early due to aircraft u/s. Landing Ok at 16:05 hrs.
After necessary repair made new take off at 16:25 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (184296) Reginald SHAKESHAFT (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
W/O ???? MATTHEWS (nav.) RAF - Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.http://avstop.com/history/aroundtheworld/indonesia.html
3.ORB 84 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Oct-2015 18:14 TB Added
20-Mar-2021 14:49 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Narrative]
16-Jul-2023 10:40 Nepa Updated [[Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Narrative]]

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