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| Date: | Monday 13 September 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | VT612 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Malling, Kent |
| RAF West Malling |
Mosquito VT612: Took off for trg flying /formation practice with the plane 85 and 29 Squadron. 13/9/1948
Mosquito RL117 collided with Mosquito VT612 (No. 2 in the formation) severing the tail unit of Mosquito RL117. The heavy damaged RL117 spun into ground near RAF West Malling. Crew perished.
The damaged Mosquito VT612 landed safely at the base
P2 (1454521) Stanley Thomas Bousher Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2015 17:58 | James JUMP | Added |
| 26-Jul-2015 12:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Nov-2018 17:42 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-May-2019 20:46 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator, ] |
| 25-Aug-2021 10:24 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jan-2022 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 15-Aug-2023 21:08 | Nepa | Updated |
| 03-Aug-2025 06:03 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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