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| Date: | Friday 16 September 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | Wahn SF RAF |
| Registration: | VA890 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Celle, Lower Saxony. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wahn, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| RAF Celle, Lower Saxony |
Mosquito VA890 (Wahn Station Flight): Took off for ferry trip from Wahn to Celle.16/09/1949
Swung on landing and undercarriage collapsed RAF Celle. Cat.E2 damage
Crew: (14 Sqn RAF)
Sgt (????) F. MYHILL (pilot) RAF - Ok
Sgt (3051453) William Donald Roy BOND (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Blue Diamonds: The Exploits of 14 Squadron RAF 1945-2015
3.ORB 14 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2013 09:55 | Nepa | Added |
| 15-May-2014 13:56 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 29-Jul-2014 14:44 | Holschtein | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2015 09:34 | Jixn | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2015 06:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2016 10:34 | Heil | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Dec-2018 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Nov-2019 08:51 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 12-Aug-2020 14:17 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2020 21:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 03-Oct-2021 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 25-May-2022 10:16 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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