Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36 RL268,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164216
 
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Date:Tuesday 8 February 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36
Owner/operator:228 OCU RAF
Registration: RL268
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Leeming, North Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito RL268: Tookoff for night training flight, 08/02/1949.
The aircraft swung on take-off, the pupil pilot under training failed to correct the swing, and the undercarriage collapsed at base.
Crew:???? Ok

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings.
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. ORB 228 OCU RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/1634
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101344
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._228_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Leeming#1950%E2%80%931990

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Feb-2014 16:56 Nepa Added
29-Jul-2014 15:05 Jixon Updated [Location, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 10:45 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
02-Apr-2019 17:11 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
22-Jan-2021 10:26 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
27-Nov-2021 21:28 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
07-Aug-2022 06:30 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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