ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166374
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| Date: | Friday 20 August 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 204 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | TA531 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Driffield, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire |
| RAF Driffield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito TA531: Took off for a Training flight. 20/08/1948.
The aircraft was engaged in asymmetric (single engine) flying training on a sortie from RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire. The pilot decided late in the final approach to RAF Driffield to overshoot the landing.
However, he did not alter the setting for the flaps for the overshoot, leaving the flaps fully lowered. The additional drag caused by fully lowered flaps caused the airspeed for the Mosquito to fall below the critical speed for asymmetric flying. As a result, the Mosquito force landed at base.
Crew: ???? Ok
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 p420
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_Driffield#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2014 08:03 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Jul-2014 12:15 | Nick Slaughter | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2015 09:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2019 05:27 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2021 19:52 | HB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 22:30 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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