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Old 12th February 2026, 00:29
Stig Jarlevik Stig Jarlevik is offline
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Re: Mosquito MkXVIII Tsetse

According to Alex Crawford who wrote the book about the Mosquito Mk XVIII there were only 17

HJ732 (prototype)
HX902 618Sq lost 4 Nov 43 attacking a trawler
HX903 618Sq > 248Sq lost 10 June 44 in a collision with Mosquito HR138
HX904 618Sq > 248Sq > 254Sq Cat Ac accident 5 July 45, reclassified as a Cat E, SOC
MM424 618Sq > 248Sq > 254Sq SOC
MM425 618Sq > 248SqCat E accident 10 Dec 44 SOC
NT224 248Sq > 254Sq SOC
NT225 248Sq shot down by enemy fighter 7 Dec 44
PZ251 248Sq shot down by Flak 21 Oct 1944
PZ252 248Sq > 254Sq SOC
PZ300 248Sq > 254Sq Cat Ac accident 4 May 45, reclassified as Cat B 24 May 45, reclassified as Cat E 3 Dec 45, SOC
PZ301 248Sq > 254Sq SOC
PZ346 248Sq shot down by enemy fighter 7 Dec 1944
PZ467 no operational unit, transferred to US Navy 9 April 45 > NX66422 1946
PZ468 248Sq > 254Sq Cat Ac accident 4 May 1945, 9 MU storage, SOC
PZ469 no operational unit,sold as scrap 7 Aug 47
PZ470 no operational unit, SOC

Cheers
Stig

Last edited by Stig Jarlevik; 12th February 2026 at 10:11. Reason: Added units
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