Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 RG250,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163511
 
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Date:Friday 9 August 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:84 Sqn RAF
Registration: RG250
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Mingaladon, 9 miles north of Rangoon, Burma -   Myanmar
Phase: Take off
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RAF Mingaladon
Destination airport:RAF Seletar, Singapore
Narrative:
Mosquito RG250: Took off for ferryy flight to 390 MU Seletar. 09/08/1946
Swung on take-off hit ditch and crashed RAF Mingaladon near Rangoon.
Crew:
F/O (168182) Thomas ANDERSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (167956) Douglas William WRIGHT (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 84 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jan-2014 15:55 Nepa Added
21-Sep-2014 18:35 Mysore Updated [Location, Narrative]
25-Oct-2014 13:21 MiG21 Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Narrative]
17-Aug-2015 13:42 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
10-Sep-2019 21:32 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
12-Mar-2021 22:38 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator]
25-Jan-2022 18:44 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
16-Jul-2023 12:03 Nepa Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]

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