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| Date: | Friday 8 July 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RG198 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
| RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito RG198 : Took off from RAF Leuchars for return to RAF Benson. 08/07/1949
During take off the hydraulic fluid was stresmed from the under-carriage selector box. The pilot turned downwind, lowered under-carriage. But was unable to lower flap and carried out a safe landing.
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.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2021 10:09 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
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