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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | CGS RAF |
| Registration: | RS655 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
| RAF Leconfield |
Mosquito RS655: Took off for a Training flight. 03/01/1949
Overshot landing at RAF Leconfield, while attempting to land in misty conditions.
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB Central Gunnery School RAF
3.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949.
4.Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5.https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101499
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Leconfield#Post_War
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2014 09:09 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jul-2014 15:08 | Jixon | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2014 15:09 | Holschtein | Updated [Nature, ] |
| 26-Jul-2015 06:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2019 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 30-May-2023 18:00 | Nepa | Updated |
| 06-Aug-2023 06:48 | Nepa | Updated |
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