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| Date: | Thursday 4 April 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 26 |
| Owner/operator: | 249 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KA341 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles north-east of RAF stn Eastleigh, Nairobi -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eastleigh, Kenya |
| RAF Eastleigh |
Mosquito KA341: Took off for solo practice on the Mosquito. 04/04/1946
Engine cut on approach lost height on overshoot and bellylanded 4 miles NE of RAF Eastleigh
Crew:
W/O ???? (pilot) RAF : injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/hancrash.html
3.http://web.archive.org/web/20130717113810/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2012 01:59 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-Jul-2014 07:45 | Gloug | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Sep-2015 18:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 02-May-2019 21:36 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jan-2020 08:42 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 20-Jun-2021 08:57 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Dec-2021 10:52 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 09-Apr-2022 02:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Sep-2022 11:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jun-2023 20:25 | Nepa | Updated |
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