Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI/B-36 HR255,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184582
 
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Date:Monday 11 October 1948
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/B-36
Owner/operator:Letecký pluk 25 (Atlantický) ČsL
Registration: HR255
MSN: IY-11
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Lipany, Říčany okr. Praha- východ, ČSR. -   Czech Republic
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Praha - Kbely airfield
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito HR255: Crashed. 11/10/1948
The crew manoeuvred about 100m from the village of Lipany.
After 3-4 turns, it was only 30-40 meters.
After the last one, the airplane tried to climb, but it fell to the left wing, hit the ground and burned out.
Both airmen immediately perished.
Investigation of the cause has, of course, indicated an lack of discipline in air.
Crew:
npor. Vratislav LIŠKA (pilot) ČSL - killed
ppor.Mudr František VOTRUBA (nav.) ČSL - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.leteckabadatelna.cz/havarie-a-sestrely/detail/96/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Feb-2016 21:41 Nepa Added
18-Feb-2016 12:58 Nepa Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Feb-2016 17:55 Next Updated [Cn, Operator]
29-Nov-2018 16:29 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator]
02-May-2019 20:45 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Operator]
30-Sep-2021 20:40 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
30-Sep-2021 20:44 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
01-Jan-2022 22:02 Nepa Updated [Cn, Operator]

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