ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161461
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| Date: | Friday 9 January 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | VL729 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Istres/Le Tubé Air Base near Istres, northwest of Marseille. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
| Y.17 Istres/Le Tubé |
Mosquito VL729: Took off for training flight the route Wahn - Luqa - Istres - Wahn. 09/01/1948
On return undercarriage collapsed on landing Y.17 Istres France.
Crew:
F/O (????) COOK (pilot) RAF? - Ok
W/O (????) SKIPPER (nav.) RAF? - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2013 12:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 30-May-2014 13:56 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Destination airport] |
| 28-Aug-2014 13:10 | Shout | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2015 13:38 | Tu144 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2015 10:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 16-Oct-2015 18:35 | Jimi | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 13:54 | Next | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Sep-2018 05:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Sep-2019 08:51 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jan-2020 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 25-Dec-2021 23:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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