Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI TE691,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166332
 
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Date:Monday 24 October 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:204 AFS RAF
Registration: TE691
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:RAF Brize Norton
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito TE691: Took off for a Training flight. 24/10/1949.
The pilot was engaged in asymmetric flying, and circuits and landings. At an altitude of 3,000 feet, the aircraft's port engine would not regain power once it had been unfeathered. The pilot re-feathered the propellor, but the aircraft continued to lose altitude, and force landed on the runway at RAF Brize Norton.
Crew: ???? Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 204 AFS RAF
3.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Brize_Norton#Royal_Air_Force
4.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
5.Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)



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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-May-2014 13:02 Nepa Added
29-Jul-2014 14:42 Holschtein Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 06:18 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
14-Sep-2019 21:27 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
20-Aug-2021 20:13 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator]
07-Aug-2023 12:34 Nepa Updated [[Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator]]

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