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| Date: | Thursday 31 January 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF711 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field off RAF stn Don Muang, Bangkok, Siam. -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Don Muang, Siam |
| RAF Don Muang |
Mosquito RF711/A: Took off for Air Test Flight. 31/01/1946
Engine cut, lost height and crashlanded with both engines out in the circuit at RAF Don Muang. Pilot was making a one engined approach to RAF Don Muang Siam, Thailand when the other engine lost power while in the circuit and he made an emergency landing short of the airfield.
Crew:
W/O (1129733) ASHCROFT (pilot) RAFVR - minor injured
Cpl (????) EDWARDS (pass.) RAFVR - minor injured
Sources:
1.http://www.211squadron.org/de_havilland_mosquito.html#RF711
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2009 06:00 | NePa | Added |
| 06-Feb-2012 07:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Aug-2014 13:27 | Fort Knox | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Aug-2014 13:31 | Fort Knox | Updated [Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 10-Sep-2015 12:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2016 16:09 | Fort Knox | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2019 19:38 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 24-Jan-2022 23:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 24-Jan-2022 23:46 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jan-2022 10:37 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jan-2022 10:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 31-Aug-2022 19:10 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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