Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 RG289,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71535
 
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Date:Sunday 9 June 1946
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: RG289
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Luqa -   Malta
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Luqa, Malta
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito RG289: Swung on take-off, ground-looped, with the undercarriage collapsing. 09/06/1946
No injuries, and emergency services were able to extinguish the fire.
Crew:???? Ok

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jan-2010 21:23 NePa Added
06-Feb-2012 08:05 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Jul-2014 14:55 Lotos Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
24-Aug-2015 17:25 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
26-Dec-2018 10:38 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
20-Jul-2021 09:20 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
09-Oct-2021 11:03 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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