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| Date: | Wednesday 5 April 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RG245 |
| MSN: | DH-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Benson, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Benson |
Mosquito RG245: Swung on take-off and undercarriage collapsed in RAF Benson. 05/04/1950
Crew:
F/O (58557) Dennis Earle Gladstone MARLOW (pilot) RAF - injured
F/Lt (107.926) Jonathan Raymond FIELD DFC (nav.) RAF - injured
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 540 Sqdn RAF (Operations Record Book)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8422881
5. https://rafphotographersmemorial.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/post-war-1948-mosquito-pr-34-rg245-benson-540-sqn.jpg
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 April 1949 | RG245 | 540 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Benson, Oxfordshire, England | |
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| 30 November 1949 | RG245 | 540 Sqn RAF | 0 | Tradate airfield, Varese. |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2014 15:41 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Jul-2014 14:57 | J.Paco | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 10-May-2015 09:29 | Xindel XP | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2015 07:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Oct-2015 15:39 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2018 09:46 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 17-Dec-2020 00:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2021 17:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-Aug-2021 18:07 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Operator, ] |
| 25-Aug-2021 09:29 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 09-Oct-2021 12:28 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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