Date:	Friday 18 July 1952
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30
Owner/operator:	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)
Registration:	2156
MSN:	ex.????
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Romilly-Sur-Aigre, 10 miles south-east of Châteaudun, d'Eure-et-Loir -   France
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Test
Departure airport:	Châteaudun airfield (Fr.)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito 2156 (ex.????): Took off for test flight beffore ferry flight to Israel. 18/07/1952
The engine failed on a test flight in France before ferry to Israel.
The plane crashed a few minutes after takeoff.
Crew:
Maj. (ex.RAF 56436) John Atwood HARVEY (pilot) IDAF - killed

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://myplace.frontier.com/~anneled/IAFinventory.html
3.https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133357173/john-atwood-harvey
4.http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-mideast/israel/af/types/mossie.htm

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3 December 1949	Unregistered	People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)	1	Shanghai		w/o
27 November 1953	21??	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	2	????		w/o
29 December 1953	2121	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	0	????		w/o
8 March 1954	21??	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	2	????		w/o
9 August 1954	21??	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	1	????		w/o
9 September 1954	2143	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	1	????		w/o
19 March 1955	2149	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	0	????		w/o
25 May 1955	2161	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	0	????		w/o
7 June 1955	2161	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	0	????		w/o
12 February 1956	2146	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	0	????		w/o
15 April 1956	21??	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	1	????		w/o
30 July 1956	2150?	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	0	????		w/o
2 October 1956	2173	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	0	????		sub
2 October 1956	2181	Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF)	0	????		sub

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
06-May-2018 10:39	Nepa	Added
29-Jun-2018 17:29	Nepa	Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
08-Jan-2019 20:25	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
02-May-2019 19:38	Anon.	Updated [Location, Operator, ]
26-Nov-2019 17:17	Nepa	Updated [Phase, Narrative, Operator, ]
28-Jan-2020 14:33	Nepa	Updated [Location, Source, Operator, ]
07-Mar-2020 15:35	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ]
29-Sep-2021 10:26	Nepa	Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator, ]
06-Mar-2022 21:06	Nepa	Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
30-Jun-2022 09:38	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
13-Jul-2023 09:24	Nepa	Updated
26-Aug-2023 08:54	Nepa	Updated
20-Oct-2023 16:09	Nepa	Updated