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| Date: | Saturday 12 February 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 81 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF623 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north off RAF stn Tengah. -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tengah, Singapore |
| RAF Tengah |
Mosquito PF623: Took off at 11:00 hrs for Training flight/ single engine overshoot practice 12/02/1949
Lost height on single-engined overshoot and crashed in RAF Tengah.
Crew:
F/O (57553) Kenneth Ernest Victor PRICE (pilot) RAF - killed
N III. (3013523) Peter METCALFE (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
4.ORB 81 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2013 21:52 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Sep-2013 12:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 30-May-2014 10:36 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2014 19:12 | Digger | Updated [Location, ] |
| 29-Dec-2014 14:05 | Anthony COX | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2015 10:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 08-Jan-2019 21:27 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 17-Feb-2019 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jan-2022 18:32 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 23-Sep-2022 09:55 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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