Date:	Tuesday 16 March 1954
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito TT Mk 35
Owner/operator:	2 APS RAF
Registration:	TH992
MSN:	"N"
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	northern beach of Amrum island, north of Heligoland -   Germany
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Sylt (EDXW)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito TH992/N: Prop would not unfeather; ditched 4 mi SSE of Hörnum (Sylt). 16/03/1954
Mosquito TH992, 'N-for-Norman', built at Hatfield as a B.35, and modified as a target-tug, of No. 2 APS at Sylt, on mission over the North Sea, loses starboard engine. While attempting to return to base the port engine overheats, pilot puts it down on the first available land, a beach on the island of Anrum, N of Heligoland, shearing off starboard engine and breaking fuselage into three pieces, but no post-crash fire. Pilot and Target Towing Operator (TTO) survive with minor injuries. Airframe believed to have been burnt where it came to rest.
Crew:??? Ok

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft
3.Air Britain: RAF Aircraft SA100 - VZ999, published 1985

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Oct-2012 14:31	Nepa	Added
25-Oct-2012 14:36	Nepa	Updated [Departure airport]
13-Apr-2013 15:01	Uli Elch	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Apr-2013 16:45	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport]
29-Jul-2014 13:01	Gloug	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
21-Jul-2015 16:06	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
01-Mar-2018 09:01	TB	Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source]
11-Dec-2018 19:40	Nepa	Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator]
20-Apr-2019 17:32	Nepa	Updated [Location, Operator]
06-Sep-2021 17:07	TB	Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator]