Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI RF961,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191211
 
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Date:Saturday 8 December 1945
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:84 Sqn RAF
Registration: RF961
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Kemajoran, Batavia, West Java. -   Indonesia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kemayoran, Jakarta
Destination airport:RAF Kemayoran
Narrative:
Mosquito RF961: Damaged on area Soerabaja airfield, East Java Province, Netherlands East Indies. 08/12/1945
Crashed on RAF Kemajoran. SOC 14.2.46
Crew:
F/Lt (141717) James Davis TAYLOR DFC (pilot) RAFVR – killed
F/Sgt (1583590) Eric HALE (nav. - On loan from 110 Sqdn) RAFVR – killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 84 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2016 12:04 Nepa Added
27-Jan-2022 15:14 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
03-May-2023 20:55 Nepa Updated [[Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]]
04-Jul-2023 04:29 Ron Averes Updated [[[Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]]]

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