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| Date: | Saturday 17 July 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) |
| Registration: | G-AIRU |
| MSN: | ex.NS811 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Campo dell'Oro Airport, Ajaccio, Corsica -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Nice airfield (F) |
| Ajaccio, Corsica | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito G-AIRU (ex.NS811) smuggled to Israel 05/07/1948 as D-160.
Mosquito D-160 damaged in crash at Ajaccio, Corsica. 17/07/1948.
Crew:???? OK
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/18751
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 January 1957 | 2101 | 103.tajeset „Ha´Piel Ha´Meofeef“ IDF/IAF | 0 | IDF/IAF Tel Nof Air Base |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2015 14:40 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 31-Jul-2015 11:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-May-2018 10:38 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2019 05:30 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Mar-2020 15:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Oct-2021 21:03 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 05-Mar-2022 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 13-Jul-2023 11:21 | Nepa | Updated |
| 20-Oct-2023 16:13 | Nepa | Updated |
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