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| Date: | Wednesday 30 November 1949 |
| 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: | Minor |
| Location: | Tradate airfield, Varese. -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Luqa, Malta |
Mosquito RG245/S: Took off for training flight to Malta /exercise Jolly III. 30/11/1949
The starboard engine failure during the flight. Forced landing in northern Italy.
Crew:
F/Lt (181.707) Peter Craig BUCHANAN (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/Lt (107.926) Jonathan Raymond FIELD DFC (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 April 1949 | RG245 | 540 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Benson, Oxfordshire, England |  |
min |
| 5 April 1950 | RG245 | 540 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Benson, Oxfordshire, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2018 18:54 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 25-Dec-2018 18:28 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 09-Oct-2021 12:25 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 01-Jan-2022 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 01-Jan-2022 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 06-Sep-2022 17:44 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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