Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI PF574,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159762
 
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Date:Monday 14 April 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:109 Sqn RAF
Registration: PF574
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:RAF Coningsby
Narrative:
Mosquito PF574: Starboard undercarriage leg collapsed on landing at RAF Coningsby. 14/04/1947
Aircraft swung off runway, and wing hit ground. Aircraft deemed damaged beyond repair.
Crew: ???? OK


Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 109 Sqdn RAF: AIR29/2449/1
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8421164
4. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
5. https://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs#1947
6. Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain
7. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._109_Squadron_RAF
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Coningsby#Post_war

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2013 21:20 JINX Added
30-Sep-2013 10:30 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
07-Jun-2014 21:03 Nepa Updated [Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
31-Jul-2015 19:33 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
05-Sep-2018 16:27 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
20-Nov-2019 01:05 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
21-Nov-2019 10:24 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
14-Jul-2021 08:33 Coufal Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
19-Nov-2021 18:16 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
30-Jun-2022 21:04 Nepa Updated [Source, Operator]
28-Aug-2022 22:16 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
18-May-2023 16:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]]
18-May-2023 17:18 Nepa Updated [[[Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]]]

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