Aircraft Photo of NS688 | De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito PR16 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #724154
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NS688
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito PR16
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Snake
Location
City / Airport:Karachi - MasroorMap
Country:Pakistan
Airport Codes:ICAO: OPMR   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:November 1944
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 724154
Photo Comment

NS688 after its record breaking flight from the UK to India (Pakistan did not exist then) of 16 hours and 46 minutes. It slashed 5 hours 27 minutes off the previous record. NS688 was subsequently delivered to 684 Sqn in Burma. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

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