ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165506
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 February 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 54 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | NT263 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito NT263: Took off for air test flight. 05/02/1946
Engine cut on air test and force landed near RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire.
The Mosquito was flying on the starboard engine only (the port engine having been feathered) when the starboard engine failed. An attempt was made to recover the situation by unfeathering the port engine. While the port engine did restart, it could not deliver enough power to kep the aircraft airborne.
Crew: ???? OK
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 54 OTU RAF
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzmosquito.htm
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7161027
5.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2014 15:59 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Jun-2014 16:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 21-Sep-2014 17:28 | Jixon | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2015 12:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2019 21:39 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2019 04:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2019 14:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-May-2021 21:35 | wifi | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator] |
| 08-Jun-2021 21:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2021 09:09 | wifi | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2021 09:09 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2021 09:19 | Xindel | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2021 18:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2021 20:09 | Xindel | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2021 22:04 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2021 18:58 | Faun | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Jun-2021 16:00 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 28-Nov-2021 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-May-2022 11:03 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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