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Date: | Tuesday 29 July 1947 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
Owner/operator: | 8 (C) OTU RAF |
Registration: | PF657 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF stn Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Mosquito PF657: Took off for Ferry flight from 51MU RAF Fradley bound for RAF Benson. 29/07/1947
In flight, port engine failed and then starboard engine lost power; aircraft bellylanded at RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire after 'engine out' glide approach.
Accident Investigation Report. The aircraft had been improperly stored with 100 octane aviation fuel in the tanks and that this had "attacked" (dissolved) the bullet-proof inner lining of the tanks. A resultant thick, brown "goo" passed to the carburetors, eventually blocking the jets and causing the engines to stop.
Crew:
F/O (134186) Frederick Stanley LACY (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (????)??? "Johnny" BLAND (nav.) RAF - OK
Sources:
1.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt 2. ORB 8 (C) OTU RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27
3.
http://www.mossie.org/stories/Frederick_Lacy.htm 4. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents.
5. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949.
6. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._237_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF 8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Upper_Heyford#Royal_Air_Force Revision history:
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