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| Date: | Saturday 3 May 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | GC I/6 (Corse) Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | RF616 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tan Son Nhut airfield, Saigon, French Indochina /Indochinese Union -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ???? |
| Tan Son Nhut airfield, Saigon. |
Mosquito RF616: Crash-landing. Destroyed in a landing accident. 03/05/1947
Crew:
Sgt Chf WECK (pilot) Armée de l'Air - killed
Sgt ROCHICCIOLI (nav.) Armée de l'Air - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.The Straits Times 7 May 1947
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2019 13:45 | TB | Added |
| 30-Dec-2020 17:31 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jul-2021 11:51 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Aug-2021 12:52 | Next | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 11-Sep-2021 20:15 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-Oct-2021 21:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator, ] |
| 04-Mar-2022 23:24 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 20-Sep-2022 16:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 20-May-2023 11:38 | Nepa | Updated |
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