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| Date: | Tuesday 26 August 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 36 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RL??? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Istres/Le Tubé Air Base near Istres, northwest of Marseille. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Malling, Kent |
| RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito RL???: Took off for Training flight /navigation exercise over Malta. 26/08/1947
The trips was success a slight engine defect which appeared on route being rectified at Ystres.
Crew:
F/Lt (161.070) Stanley Arthur “Stan” DURRANT (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (194.366) Leonard BATIN (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2018 20:53 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 10-Feb-2019 17:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 15-Nov-2019 09:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 03-Jan-2020 21:40 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 03-Oct-2021 10:29 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jan-2022 11:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jan-2022 11:25 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jan-2022 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jan-2022 20:44 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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