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Date: | Monday 15 August 1949 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
Registration: | HJ885 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF stn Little Rissington, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire |
Destination airport: | RAF Little Rissington (EGVL) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Mosquito HJ885: Took off for training flight /asymmetric (single engine) overshoot. 15/08/1949
The pilot had intended to make an asymmetric (single engine) overshoot from an altitude of approximately 800 feet agl. However, he selected full flaps instead of take-off flaps, and was unable to maintain speed or full control of the aircraft in this configuration.
When the aircraft has descended to 200 feet agl, he closed the throttle to the sole 'live' engine, and the aircraft touched down over 1,000 yards inside the airfield perimeter. The pilot then retracted the undercarriage in order to facilitate an emergency stop
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB CFS RAF:
3.https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101497
4.Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells:
5.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946-1949
6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Little_Rissington#Central_Flying_School:_1946_to_1976 Location
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