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| Date: | Tuesday 9 August 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito |
| Owner/operator: | 1st Aviation Gp ROCAF |
| Registration: | 440 |
| MSN: | ex.???? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wen County, Longnan Prefecture, Gansu Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ROCAF ????, China |
Mosquito 440 (ex.???): During flight was struck by lightning and went down. 09/08/1949
Crew:
Shitai ZHOU (????) ROCAF - killed
Zhonglin ZHOU (????) ROCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.https://www.163.com/dy/article/FOJ11BQ405159NLJ.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 January 1949 | Unregistered | People's Liberation Army People's Republic of China | 0 | Beijing | |
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| 3 December 1949 | Unregistered | People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) | 1 | Shanghai | |
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| 18 July 1952 | 2156 | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 1 | Romilly-Sur-Aigre, 10 miles south-east of Châteaudun, d'Eure-et-Loir |  |
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| 27 November 1953 | 21?? | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 2 | ???? |  |
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| 29 December 1953 | 2121 | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 0 | ???? | |
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| 8 March 1954 | 21?? | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 2 | ???? | |
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| 9 August 1954 | 21?? | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 1 | ???? | |
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| 9 September 1954 | 2143 | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 1 | ???? | |
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| 19 March 1955 | 2149 | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 0 | ???? | |
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| 25 May 1955 | 2161 | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 0 | ???? | |
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| 7 June 1955 | 2161 | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 0 | ???? | |
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| 12 February 1956 | 2146 | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 0 | ???? | |
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| 15 April 1956 | 21?? | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 1 | ???? | |
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| 30 July 1956 | 2150? | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 0 | ???? | |
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| 2 October 1956 | 2173 | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 0 | ???? | |
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| 2 October 1956 | 2181 | Israeli Defense Air Force (IDF/IAF) | 0 | ???? | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2023 07:10 | RDV | Added |
| 11-Jul-2023 09:12 | Nepa | Updated |
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