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| Date: | Tuesday 2 August 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 35 |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RS706 |
| MSN: | CX-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Wahn, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wahn (G) |
| RAF Wahn |
Mosquito RS706/D: Took off for Training flight /bombing practice. 02/08/1949
Returning from training bombing ended good show. Pilot on landing overshoot runway RAF Wahn and crashed. Damaged undercarriage and double engine.
Crew:
PII (???? ) RIDLAND (pilot) RAF - Ok
???? (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.Blue Diamonds: The Exploits of 14 Squadron RAF 1945-2015
3.ORB 14 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 September 1950 | TK617 | 14 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Celle, Lower Saxony. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2019 22:06 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 06-Mar-2020 20:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 25-May-2022 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 25-May-2022 10:03 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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