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| Date: | Sunday 1 June 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TA341 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Yeadon, West Yorkshire |
| RAF Yeadon |
Mosquito TA341: Took off for training flight. 01/06/1947.
Written off when undercarriage collapsed on landing at RAF Yeadon. On return to base, the pilot allowed the aircraft to touchdown too far along the runway at RAF Yeadon. The starboard brake then jammed due to overheating, causing the aircraft to swing to starboard. The Mosquito then swung off the runway, over rough ground, before the tailplane struck an obstruction, and the starboard undercarriage leg collapsed.
Crew:
P/O (91286) John Ernest VILES (pilot) RAF: Ok
F/Lt (177260) William Douglas BRADLEY (nav.) RAFVR: Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 609 Sqdn RAF: AIR27/2515
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2505153
4. Halley, James Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents.
5. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain).
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_Bradford_Airport#1947_to_1969
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2014 14:50 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-Sep-2014 11:38 | Quentin | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Mar-2015 08:32 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Total fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2015 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Oct-2017 19:44 | pl0047 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2019 20:23 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 23-May-2019 18:56 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Nov-2019 18:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2020 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 14-Jul-2021 08:43 | Xindel LX | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 19-Nov-2021 18:49 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 01-Feb-2022 22:42 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-May-2023 09:40 | Nepa | Updated |
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