Date:	Monday 1 December 1947
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III
Owner/operator:	204 AFS RAF
Registration:	LR523
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	RAF stn Cottesmore, County Rutland, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Cottesmore, Rutland
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito LR523: Took off for training flight. 01/12/1947.
The undercarriage collapsed when the aircraft swung off the runway during the takeoff run at base.
Crew: ???? Ok

Airframe relegated (as Cat. E(G/I) to Ground Instructional Airframe 6550M 14/04/48. However, not used as such, and instead struck off charge as Cat. E(FA) 25/05/48 for scrap and components

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/losses
3. ORB 204 AFS RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1989:
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101699
5. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Cottesmore#Post-war

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
04-Jun-2012 03:29	Nepa	Added
01-Jun-2014 14:56	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ]
22-Oct-2014 19:39	Polish	Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ]
26-Jul-2015 11:13	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ]
18-Sep-2019 18:28	Nepa	Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator, ]
20-Jun-2021 23:17	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, Operator, ]
20-Aug-2021 22:17	Anon.	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
30-Aug-2022 22:01	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator, ]
05-May-2023 21:57	Dr. John Smith	Updated
06-May-2023 16:27	Nepa	Updated