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| Date: | Monday 2 June 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36 |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RK972 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Acklington, Amble, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
| RAF Acklington |
Mosquito RK972: Took off for training flight. 02/06/1947.
Undercarriage leg collapsed on landing RAF Acklington. Although the instrument panel showed "three greens", indicating that the undercarriage was fully 'down and locked', the undercarriage collapsed immediately upon touchdown at RAF Acklington.
Crew: ???? Ok.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 141 Sqdn RAF: AIR27/2434/21
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8439323
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Acklington#Postwar_use
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2014 09:33 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Jul-2014 08:14 | SIS07 | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2015 18:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Sep-2018 12:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 18-Aug-2021 15:43 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Nov-2021 09:34 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-Aug-2022 10:58 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 16-May-2023 09:38 | Nepa | Updated |
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