Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 PF626,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159778
 
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Date:Wednesday 5 April 1950
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:13 Sqn RAF
Registration: PF626
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Asmara, Somalia -   Eritrea
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Asmara, Somalia
Destination airport:RAF Fayid, Egypt
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito PF626 - Swung on take-off & undercarriage collapsed. 5.4.1950 
Crew:  
F/O (3053959) Peter Vaughan PLEDGER (pilot) RAF – Ok
Nav.2 (1627312) Peter Robert BRUCE-SMITH (nav.) RAF - Ok




Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2013 22:02 JINX Added
30-Sep-2013 19:52 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Source]
01-May-2014 06:30 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Jul-2014 14:37 Holschtein Updated [Location, Country, Narrative]
25-Jul-2015 07:09 Next Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport]
13-Oct-2015 15:36 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]
19-Feb-2019 19:56 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
19-Feb-2019 20:28 Nepa Updated [Date, Narrative, Operator]

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