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| Date: | Saturday 23 August 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 81 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RG306 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile south of Papar, Borneo. -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Labuan, Borneo |
Mosquito RG306: Took off at 07:40 hrs for mission. 23/08/1947
Caught in bad weather (in a typhoon) with no diversion airfield crashlanded 1mile south of Papar Borneo.
Crew:
F/Sgt (???) NICHOLSON (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (????) LYNE (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://81squadron.com/81%20Sqdn%20History%20-%20Part%203.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2014 08:31 | Nepa | Added |
| 10-Dec-2014 09:09 | Iwosh | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2015 19:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 17-Feb-2019 21:45 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-Sep-2021 11:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jan-2022 18:28 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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