Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 RG259,
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Date:Thursday 25 October 1951
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34
Owner/operator:540 Sqn RAF
Registration: RG259
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Benson, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Benson, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:RAF Benson
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito RG259: Took off for test flight. 25/10/1951
Burst a perspex canopy Mosquito during a test flight. Landing Ok.
Crew:
F/O (184.653) Ferdinand KEPKA (čs.pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (154.303) Jaroslav František DOLEŽAL (čs.nav.) RAF - Ok

Sources:

Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Jan-2020 11:18 Nepa Added [Operator]
16-Jan-2020 11:19 Nepa Updated [Damage, Operator]
26-Sep-2021 22:40 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
01-Jan-2022 19:26 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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