ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166370
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| Date: | Monday 9 February 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 204 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | TA546 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Warren Farm, Barrow, near RAF stn Cottesmore, County Rutland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cottesmore, Co. Rutland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito TA546: Took off for Night training flight /Cross country exercise 09/02/1948
Immediately after take-off, at an estimated speed of 150 knots, the Mosquito flew into the ground 600 yards from the end of the runway at RAF Cottesmore, at Warren Farm, close to the village of Barrow.
Crew:
P/O (????) Peter James HOLMES (pilot) RAF?? - killed
F/O (????) Eric ROBERTSON (nav.) RAF?? - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
3. ORB 204 AFS RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1989:
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101699
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Cottesmore#Post-war
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow,_Rutland
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2014 07:21 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Jul-2014 12:01 | SIS07 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2015 10:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 09:32 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2021 23:12 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 22:18 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Aug-2022 10:06 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2023 02:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 29-Apr-2023 06:53 | Nepa | Updated [[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]] |
| 30-Apr-2023 21:56 | Nepa | Updated [[[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]]] |
| 09-Jul-2023 10:45 | Nepa | Updated [[[[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]]]] |
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