Date:	Tuesday 3 June 1947
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36
Owner/operator:	23 Sqn RAF
Registration:	RL131
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito RL131: Took off for a training flight 03/06/1947.
The aircraft experienced an engine failure on takeoff from RAF Coltishall, and the pilot retracted the undercarriage in order to facilitate an emergency stop. Both crew survived with minor injuries.
Crew:
F/Lt (149636) William KENT(pilot) RAF: minor injuries
???? (nav.) RAF: minor injuries

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
3.Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
4.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF: AIR27/2403:
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2505041

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
20-Feb-2014 10:37	Nepa	Added
31-Jul-2014 08:15	SIS07	Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
01-Aug-2015 18:43	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ]
31-Jan-2019 18:16	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator, ]
29-Mar-2019 18:45	Nepa	Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
29-Aug-2022 11:06	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
14-May-2023 20:44	Dr. John Smith	Updated
15-May-2023 09:03	Nepa	Updated
23-Sep-2023 21:39	Nepa	Updated