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| Date: | Saturday 23 March 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 26 |
| Owner/operator: | 249 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KA248 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Eastleigh, Nairobi -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eastleigh, Kenya |
Mosquito KA248: Took off for the first solo flight on the Mosquito. 23/03/1946
Swung on take-off and undercarriage collapsed RAF Eastleigh.
Crew:
F/Lt ???? BLACK (pilot) RAF : Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 249 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2012 03:44 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-Jul-2014 07:48 | BlB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Sep-2015 19:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2019 20:30 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jan-2020 08:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
| 23-Jun-2021 10:41 | Next | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 09-Apr-2022 02:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Sep-2022 11:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 01-Sep-2022 11:42 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jun-2023 18:43 | Nepa | Updated |
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