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De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF.30 Twin-engined night-fighter The Anglo-Belgian agreement of November 18th, 1946 regarding the delivery of aircraft and equipment by the United Kingdom to Belgium also included the formation of one night fighter squadron equipped with 22 Mosquito NF30 fighters. The aircraft were delivered from November 1947 onwards with an additional two aircraft for use as instructional airframes. The night fighter Mosquitos saw service with N° 10 and 11 Squadron and operated from Beauvechain. In 1953 two additional Mosquito NF30 were delivered. Build mainly out of balsa wood the service life of a Mosquito was limited and all operational aircraft were struck of charge by 1956 and scrapped. |
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MB-1 | Nov 1947 | Oct 1956 | NT446 (RAF), MB-1/ND-B, /KT-V, scrapped |
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MB-2 | Nov 1947 | Oct 1956 | NM768 (RAF),MB-2/ND-H, /KT-Q, scrapped |
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MB-3 | Jan 1948 | Jun 1949 | NT322 (RAF), MB-3/ND-K, crashed on landing at Beauvechain on 3 Jun 1949 |
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MB-4 | Jan 1948 | Oct 1956 | NT300 (RAF), MB-4/ND-C, /KT-T, scrapped |
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MB-5 | Jan 1948 | Dec 1952 | NT368 (RAF), MB-5/ND-P, /ND-D crashed at Beauvechain on 5 Dec 1952 |
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MB-6 | Feb 1948 | May 1049 | MT465 (RAF), MB-6, crashed at Beauvechain on 30 May 1949 |
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MB-7 | Feb 1947 | Nov 1949 | MV559 (RAF), MB-7/ND-E, crashed at Beauvechain/Piétrebais on 25 Nov 1949 |
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MB-8 | Feb 1948 | Dec 1953 | MT491 (RAF), MB-8/ND-H, Technical School Saffraanberg instructional airframe, scrapped |
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MB-9 | Mar 1949 | Oct 1949 | NT314 (RAF), MB-9, crashed at Wevelgem on 13 Oct 1949 |
| - | MB-10 | Apr 1048 | Oct 1953 | MT499 (RAF), MB-10, crashed at Beauvechain on 28 Aug 1952 |
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MB-11 | Jun 1948 | May 1956 | NT377 (RAF), MB-11/KT-O, scrapped |
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MB-12 | Jul 1948 | May 1956 | NT384 (RAF), MB-12/ND-C, scrapped |
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MB-13 | Aug 1948 | Sep 1951 | NT317 (RAF), MB-13/KT-S, crashed at Chaumont-Gistoux on 28 Sep 1951 |
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MB-14 | Sep 1948 | Aug 1950 | NT362 (RAF), MB-14/ND-A, written off while landing at at Beauvechain on 7 Aug 1950. |
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MB-15 | Sep 1948 | May 1956 | NT375 (RAF), MB-15/ND-J, scrapped |
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MB-16 | Oct 1948 | May 1956 | NT387 (RAF), MB-16/ND-K, scrapped |
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MB-17 | Dec 1948 | May 1956 | NT501 (RAF), MB-17/KT-R, scrapped |
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MB-18 | Dec 1948 | Oct 1950 | MM757 (RAF), MB-18/ND-I, crashed at Herne-Bay (U.K.) on 14 Oct 1950 after mid-air collission with RAF Wellington during exercise "Emperor". |
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MB-19 | Dec 1948 | Dec 1952 | NT275 (RAF), MB-19/ND-A, written of in accident at Beauvechain on 4 Dec 1952. |
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MB-20 | Dec 1948 | May 1956 | NT-330 (RAF), MB-20/ND-E, scrapped |
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MB-21 | Jan 1949 | May 1956 | MM687 (RAF), MB-21/ND-J, scrapped |
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MB-22 | Jan 1949 | May 1956 | NT332 (RAF), MB-22/KT-M, scrapped |
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MB-23 | 1953 | Jun 1953 | RK935 (RAF), (MB-23), written off on delivery to the Belgian Air Force. Delivered as spare parts resource in Dec 1953 |
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MB-24 | Sep 1953 | May 1956 | RK952 (RAF), MB-24/ND-N, Royal Army Museum |
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NT450 | Jan 1949 | Oct 1953 | NT450 (RAF), Technical School Tongeren as instructional airframe, scrapped |
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NT563 | Jan 1949 | Oct 1953 | NT563 (RAF), Technical School Tongeren as instructional airframe, scrapped |
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