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| Date: | Saturday 15 March 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | GC I/6 (Corse) Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | TA117 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saigon, French Indochina /Indochinese Union -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tan Son Nhut airfield, Saigon |
Mosquito TA117: Took off for demonstration flight 15/03/1947
Crashed during a strafing run. Hit tree top and crashed in flames while flying in formation during parade.
At least one on ground killed.
Crew:
Sgt Chf BEVIER (pilot) Armée de l'Air - killed
Adj HIRN (nav.) Armée de l'Air - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.Morning Tribune 17 March 1947
3.Kalgoorlie Miner 17 March 1947
4.L'Echo d'Oran 16 March 1947
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2019 07:34 | TB | Added |
| 03-Oct-2019 19:55 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2020 14:03 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 30-Dec-2020 17:30 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Aug-2021 13:00 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Aug-2021 16:45 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 02-Oct-2021 21:18 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Mar-2022 23:13 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Aug-2022 18:40 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 20-Sep-2022 16:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 20-May-2023 11:46 | Nepa | Updated |
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