Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI RS655,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164453
 
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Date:Monday 3 January 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:CGS RAF
Registration: RS655
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire
Destination airport:RAF Leconfield
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito RS655: Took off for a Training flight. 03/01/1949
Overshot landing at RAF Leconfield, while attempting to land in misty conditions.
Crew: ???? Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB Central Gunnery School RAF
3.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949.
4.Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5.https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101499
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Leconfield#Post_War

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Mar-2014 09:09 Nepa Added
29-Jul-2014 15:08 Jixon Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
29-Jul-2014 15:09 Holschtein Updated [Nature]
26-Jul-2015 06:38 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
24-Mar-2019 18:38 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
30-May-2023 18:00 Nepa Updated [[Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]]
06-Aug-2023 06:48 Nepa Updated [[[Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]]]

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