Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 38 VT652,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152953
 
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Date:Monday 6 September 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 38
Owner/operator:CFE RAF
Registration: VT652
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn West Raynham, Fakenham, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF West Raynham, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito VT652: Had been delivered to the Central Fighter Establishment at RAF West Raynham on 19/8/1948.
It was destroyed by fire, when it caught fire while parked in a in hangar at base. 06/09/1948

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.445
4. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5. ORB CFE RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1349: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101059
6. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=vt
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Fighter_Establishment
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_West_Raynham#Postwar

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Feb-2013 10:17 Nepa Added
31-Jul-2014 12:29 Nick Slaughter Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 12:19 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
18-Sep-2019 19:16 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
25-Aug-2021 10:22 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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