Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 VL614, Friday 10 October 1947
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Date:Friday 10 October 1947
Time:07:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34
Owner/operator:81 Sqn RAF
Registration: VL614
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Changi. -   Singapore
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Changi, Singapore
Destination airport:RAF Changi
Narrative:
Mosquito VL614: Took off at 07:25 hrs for Survey mission. 10/10/1947
Returned owing to mechanical trouble. Landing Ok in runway RAF Changi at 07:55hrs
Crew:
PII (???) NICHOLSON (pilot) RAF - Ok
NII (????) MOTTERSHEAD (nav.) RAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 81 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

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19-Sep-2021 21:22 Nepa Added [Operator, ]

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