ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70182
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| Date: | Thursday 13 December 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF588 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles south-east of Ipoh, Malaya -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Singapore |
| RAF Don Muang |
Mosquito RF588: Took off for Courier flight to Singapore. 13/12/1945
The aircraft in broke up in mid air 20miles SE of Ipoh. It was not determined whether the break up happened because the aircraft was subjected to undue turbulence or if there was a pre-existing weakness in the structure, such as glued joints failing from moisture ingress.
Crew:
F/O (179.774) Stephen Falconer DUNNETT (pilot) RAFVR: Killed
Capt. (120.560) James Edward ENGLAND MC (pass./Intelligence officer) Pioneer Corps: Killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://211squadron.org/de_havilland_mosquito.html
3.ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2009 10:16 | NePa | Added |
| 12-Feb-2010 17:45 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2012 13:31 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2012 03:07 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2012 03:08 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2013 02:11 | kjlambert | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2015 05:55 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 10-Jul-2015 05:55 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2015 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2016 16:42 | Route | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2019 11:02 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-May-2019 07:26 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 15-Aug-2021 21:20 | TB | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Jan-2022 23:44 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2022 11:13 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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