Accident de Havilland Mosquito ? , Sunday 16 October 1949
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Date:Sunday 16 October 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Mosquito ?
Owner/operator:
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Isla Mayaguana -   Bahamas
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Nassau
Destination airport:Santo Domingo
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched on delivery flight to Fuerza Aerea Domincana, due to failure of "the engines". Pilot Robert Spurry located by a B-17 of Ramsey AFB and rescued.

Sources:

El Mundo 22 October 1949, p4

Revision history:

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