ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156496
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 May 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TA492 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field at East Chevington, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
| RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire |
Mosquito TA492: Took off for flight to RAF Spilsby, 01/05/1946.
Engine cut in circuit RAF Acklington. The Mosquito was on its way to RAF Spilsby when it was seen low over RAF Acklington with smoke streaming from the port engine. On the crosswind leg of the climb out from RAF Acklington, heading out towards the North Sea, the port engine failed, the aircraft lost altitude rapidly, and the pilot force landed the Mosquito into a field at East Chevington, two and a half miles east of base.
Crew:
F/Lt (????) FROST (pilot) RAF: OK
P/O (????) CLUBSEY (pass.) RAF: OK
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 219 Sqdn RAF
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8394507
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?14922-219-Sqn-Mosquito-forced-landing-Chevington
5. https://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PostWWII.htm
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Chevington
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2013 07:03 | Nepa | Added |
| 11-Jun-2013 18:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2013 14:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-May-2014 08:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2014 15:16 | Coumes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2014 09:51 | Weeks | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2015 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Mar-2019 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2021 09:29 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2021 11:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 17-Jul-2021 20:47 | Xindel LX | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Jul-2021 20:11 | Nella10 | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2022 23:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Sep-2022 18:01 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jun-2023 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Location, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 01-Jul-2023 08:01 | Nepa | Updated [[[Location, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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