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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 13 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | VL620 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea near Ashdod, Galilee -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Habbaniya (Iraq) |
| RAF Fayid (Egypt) |
Mosquito VL620: Took off for routine reconnaissance mission over Palestine. 20/11/1948
Missing. Shot down by an Israeli North American P-51D Mustang (pilot W.Peake /101 Sqn IAF)
Crew:
F/O (57744) Eric Ernest REYNOLDS (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (1566226) Angus Pearson LOVE (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_255.shtml
3.http://www.spyflight.co.uk/iafvraf.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2012 08:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2012 09:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2014 18:57 | QQ3 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 26-Jul-2015 11:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2019 21:29 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-Feb-2019 20:15 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Aug-2021 09:48 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator, ] |
| 19-Nov-2021 12:07 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Jul-2023 09:23 | Nepa | Updated |
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