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| Date: | Monday 12 November 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 684 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RG184 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles east of Tapan, Sumatera Barat. -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cocos Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| RAF Seletar, Singapore |
Mosquito RG184/X: Took off for long transit flight. 12/11/1945
During flight a the engine caught fire flew into mountain 20 miles E of Tapan Sumatra.
crew:
W/Cdr (33193) William Edward Michael LOWRY DFC & Bar (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Lt (152.650) George Hayward JONES DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 684 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2014 15:14 | Nepa | Added |
| 23-Oct-2014 11:08 | Quentin | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2015 11:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Oct-2015 21:14 | MiG21 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Mar-2016 14:59 | Quentin | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 27-Feb-2019 08:45 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 14-May-2019 07:27 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Operator, ] |
| 29-Dec-2021 22:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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