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| Date: | Friday 15 March 1946 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 680 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RG117 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 18 miles SE of RAF stn Ramat David, SE of Haifa, Mandatory Palestine -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG-209 RAF Deversoir, Egypt |
| RAF Ramat David |
Mosquito RG117: Took off at 09:35 hrs for Survey mission over Palestina. 15/03/1946
Caught fire and abandoned 18 miles SE of RAF Ramat David.
Crew landed safely and was taken by Army Jeep to RAF Ramat David. Return to LG 209 at 16:35 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (147964) Noel Robert CLARK (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Lt (106676) Edward Robert MURPHY DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 680 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2014 14:17 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Sep-2014 18:26 | Tu104 | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2015 19:06 | Gagarin | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Sep-2015 13:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 14-May-2019 07:18 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2021 20:35 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2021 21:14 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 01-Sep-2022 11:03 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jun-2023 08:48 | Nepa | Updated |
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