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Date: | Friday 27 September 1946 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | MT492 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF stn Gatwick, West Sussex, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF West Malling, Kent |
Destination airport: | RAF Gatwick, Sussex |
Narrative:Mosquito MT492: Took off for training flight /X Continental countries. 27/09/1946
During the flight, the pilot experienced CSU (Constant Speed Unit) problems in the port engine. The port engine failed, and the propellor could not be feathered. The Mosquito bellylanded at RAF Gatwick in a forced landing with the undercarriage retracted.
Crew:
F/Lt (????) H. SMITH (pilot) RAF - Ok
???? (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt 2. ORB 25 Sqdn RAF: AIR27/307
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
4. Royal Air Force Aircraft MA100-MZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf 6.
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2502942 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._25_Squadron_RAF#Cold_War 8.
https://VBS Database
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Mar-2014 15:46 |
Nepa |
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31-Jul-2014 08:09 |
Cliford |
Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
08-Aug-2015 12:07 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
21-Mar-2019 14:26 |
Nepa |
Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
28-Jul-2021 16:53 |
Kofin |
Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
11-Feb-2022 11:57 |
Nepa |
Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
11-Feb-2022 12:20 |
Nepa |
Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
31-May-2023 19:14 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
31-May-2023 21:30 |
Nepa |
Updated [[[Narrative, Operator]]] |