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De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF.30
Twin-engine 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.
Date In
Nov 1947
MB-01
History
Date Out
Oct 1956
NT446 (RAF), MB-1/ND-B, /KT-V, scrapped
Date In
Nov 1947
MB-02
History
Date Out
Oct 1956
MM768 (RAF),MB-2/ND-H, /KT-Q, scrapped
Date In
Jan 1948
MB-03
History
Date Out
Jun 1949
NT322 (RAF), MB-3/ND-K, crashed on landing at Beauvechain on 3 Jun 1949
Date In
Jan 1948
MB-04
History
Date Out
Oct 1956
NT300 (RAF), MB-4/ND-C, /KT-T, scrapped
Date In
Jan 1948
MB-05
History
Date Out
Dec 1952
NT368 (RAF), MB-5/ND-P, /ND-D crashed at Beauvechain on 5 Dec 1952
Date In
Feb 1948
MB-06
History
Date Out
May 1949
MT465 (RAF), MB-6, crashed at Beauvechain on 30 May 1949
Date In
Feb 1948
MB-07
History
Date Out
Nov 1949
MV559 (RAF), MB-7/ND-E, crashed at Beauvechain/Piétrebais on 25 Nov 1949
Date In
Feb 1948
MB-08
History
Date Out
Dec 1953
MT491 (RAF), MB-8/ND-H, Technical School Saffraanberg instructional airframe, scrapped
Date In
Mar 1949
MB-09
History
Date Out
Oct 1949
NT314 (RAF), MB-9, crashed at Wevelgem on 13 Oct 1949
Date In
Apr 1948
MB-10
History
Date Out
Oct 1953
MT499 (RAF), MB-10, crashed at Beauvechain on 28 Aug 1952
Date In
Jun 1948
MB-11
History
Date Out
May 1956
NT377 (RAF), MB-11/KT-O, scrapped
Date In
Jul 1948
MB-12
History
Date Out
May 1956
NT384 (RAF), MB-12/ND-C, scrapped
Date In
Aug 1948
MB-13
History
Date Out
Sep 1951
NT317 (RAF), MB-13/KT-S, crashed at Chaumont-Gistoux on 28 Sep 1951
Date In
Sep 1948
MB-14
History
Date Out
Aug 1950
NT362 (RAF), MB-14/ND-A, written off while landing at Beauvechain on 7 Aug 1950.
Date In
Sep 1948
MB-15
History
Date Out
May 1956
NT375 (RAF), MB-15/ND-J, scrapped
Date In
Oct 1948
MB-16
History
Date Out
May 1956
NT387 (RAF), MB-16/ND-K, scrapped
Date In
Dec 1948
MB-17
History
Date Out
May 1956
NT501 (RAF), MB-17/KT-R, scrapped
Date In
Dec 1948
MB-18
History
Date Out
Oct 1950
MM757 (RAF), MB-18/ND-I, crashed at Herne-Bay (U.K.) on 14 Oct 1950 after mid-air collision with RAF Wellington during exercise "Emperor".
Date In
Dec 1948
MB-19
History
Date Out
Dec 1952
NT275 (RAF), MB-19/ND-A, written off in accident at Beauvechain on 4 Dec 1952.
Date In
Dec 1948
MB-20
History
Date Out
May 1956
NT-330 (RAF), MB-20/ND-E, scrapped
Date In
Jan 1949
MB-21
History
Date Out
May 1956
MM687 (RAF), MB-21/ND-J, scrapped
Date In
Jan 1949
MB-22
History
Date Out
May 1956
NT332 (RAF), MB-22/KT-M, scrapped
Date In
1953
MB-23
History
Date Out
Jun 1953
RK935 (RAF), (MB-23), written off on delivery to the Belgian Air Force. Delivered as spare parts resource in Dec 1953
Date In
Sep 1953
MB-24
History
Date Out
May 1956
RK952 (RAF), MB-24/ND-N, Royal Army Museum
Date In
Jan 1949
NT450
History
Date Out
Aug 1952
NT450 (RAF), Technical School Tongeren as instructional airframe, scrapped
Date In
Jan 1949
NT563
History
Date Out
Oct 1953
NT563 (RAF), Technical School Tongeren as instructional airframe, scrapped