ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154733
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| Date: | Thursday 12 June 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 231 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | VT612 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF ??? |
| RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito VT612: Took off for training flight. 12/06/1952
The port undercarriage collapsed during a violent swing to starboard during the landing run at RAF Bassingbourn.
A fuel leak ignited, and the aircraft was severely damaged by fire.
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 231 OCU RAF
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VT.
4. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2013 08:26 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jul-2014 13:45 | Lotos | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2015 19:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2019 15:50 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2020 15:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 10-Mar-2021 13:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2021 17:13 | Zoule | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Mar-2021 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2021 16:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-May-2022 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-May-2022 19:36 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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