Date:	Wednesday 2 April 1947
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25
Owner/operator:	5 FP RAF
Registration:	KB491
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Silloth, Cumberland, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	RAF Silloth, Cumberland
Destination airport:	RAF Silloth
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito KB491: (Ferry Pilots Pool). Took off for ferry flight. 02/04/1947
Upon return to base the plane swung off the runway on landing. The pilot attempted to correct the swing by use of the brakes, but the undercarriage collapsed, and the aircraft was later written off as Cat E(FA).
Crew: ???? Ok

RAF Silloth is a former Royal Air Force station one mile (1.6 km) north-east of Silloth, and 6.7 miles (10.8 km) south-west of Kirkbride, Cumberland.

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain.
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
4. ORB 5 FP RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew)
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ferry_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Silloth

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-Jan-2013 13:34	Nepa	Added
30-Jul-2014 19:10	Jixon	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
31-Jul-2015 19:32	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ]
19-Sep-2019 19:13	Nepa	Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator, ]
25-Nov-2019 22:53	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ]
14-Jul-2021 08:30	Anon.	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
28-Aug-2022 19:11	Nepa	Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
28-Aug-2022 22:01	Nepa	Updated [Operator, ]
19-May-2023 19:37	Dr. John Smith	Updated
19-May-2023 20:44	Nepa	Updated