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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | West Freugh SF RAF |
| Registration: | ML934 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn West Freugh, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Freugh, Wigtownshire |
Mosquito ML934: Took off for training flight 08/07/1948.
While taking off from West Freugh in a crosswind, the aircraft swung to port and ran off the runway. The aircraft then ran into obstacles on the ground, causing damage to both engines, the fuselage and the undercarriage
The subsequent Board of Inquiry ruled that the pilot was in "error of judgement" and was posted away for further training...
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB West Freugh Station Flight RAF
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946-1949 by Colin Cummings p.317
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_West_Freugh#History
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2014 16:39 | Nepa | Added |
| 19-May-2014 18:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Sep-2014 19:08 | Wilbur | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2015 10:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 17-Jan-2016 10:35 | Heil | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Dec-2018 18:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 18-Sep-2019 19:10 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Nov-2019 08:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 27-Aug-2021 16:45 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-Nov-2021 23:30 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 13-May-2023 18:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 15-Aug-2023 11:00 | Nepa | Updated |
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