Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI PF548,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159753
 
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Date:Friday 25 April 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:14 Sqn RAF
Registration: PF548
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Landing Ground 144 RAF stn El Adem. -   Libya
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:LG.144 RAF El Adem
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito PF548: Sank back & hit runway on take-off, bellylanded. 25/04/1947
Crew:
F/O (56064) Archibald de Largy GREIG DFC AFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/Lt (52178) Frank BELFITT DFM (nav.) RAF - Ok




Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Blue Diamonds: The Exploits of 14 Squadron RAF 1945-2015
3.ORB 14 Sqn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2013 19:08 JINX Added
30-Sep-2013 12:41 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
07-Jun-2014 20:32 Nepa Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
21-Sep-2014 18:44 Newton Updated [Location]
11-Feb-2015 20:51 Digger Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
31-Jul-2015 19:39 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
13-Dec-2015 15:59 DB Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
06-Sep-2018 11:54 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
15-Mar-2019 19:16 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
04-Aug-2021 11:19 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Operator]
04-Aug-2021 11:19 Anon. Updated [Departure airport, Operator]
19-Nov-2021 18:24 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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