ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71536
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| Date: | Saturday 26 March 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 728 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | NS531 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Delimara Point, southeast of Marsaxlokk. -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Falcon /RNAS Hal Far |
Mosquito NS531: Ditched after stbd engine problem on takeoff off Delimara Point Malta. 26/03/1949
Forced to ditch into the sea off Delimara Point as it was returning from Algiers, after suffering an engine failure. Air-Britain's Aeromilitaria gives point of departure Rome, Italy on a mail flight.
Crew:
Lt.(A) Michael David STANLEY (pilot) FAA RN - is presumed to have sank with his aircraft
Lt.(A) R. MARSHAL (nav.) FAA RN - survived.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://veterans.mod.uk/roll-of-honour.php?SerialNo=N358
3.http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19401949
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2010 21:23 | NePa | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 07:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2012 06:49 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2014 14:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2015 10:54 | Iwosh | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2019 14:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2021 10:03 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Sep-2021 15:46 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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