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| Date: | Wednesday 26 November 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) |
| Registration: | PZ196 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Mingaladon, Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mingaladon, Burma |
| NZ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito PZ196: Took off for delivery flight to New Zealand. 26/11/1947
Crashed on takeoff from Mingaladon on 26 November 1947 during delivery flight to New Zealand. After suspecting undercarriage damage from the rough surface (the RH u/c leg retracted) the pilot attempted to abandon the takeoff but the aircraft swung off the runway and caught fire.
Crew:???? Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzmosquito.htm
3. RNZAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2011 01:40 | Nepa | Added |
| 09-Jul-2014 08:05 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Country, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Aug-2014 18:52 | R.Giggs | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 31-Jul-2015 11:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 02-Jul-2017 18:48 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, ] |
| 27-Aug-2018 17:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Sep-2018 09:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 20-Mar-2019 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jan-2021 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Operator, ] |
| 27-Sep-2021 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 30-Aug-2022 21:55 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 06-May-2024 05:55 | Antonio | Updated [Source, ] |
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