Date:	Friday 12 August 1949
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III
Owner/operator:	64 Sqn RAF
Registration:	VA873
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito VA873: Took off for training flight from RAF Linton-on-Ouse. 12/08/1949
During the take off run, a slight swing to port developed, and this was corrected using the throttles, as was a further swing. After the tail lifted off the ground, a further and more violent swing developed, which resulted in the aircraft skidding sideways, and the undercarriage legs being sheared off.
Crew: ???? Ok

In March 1946 No. 64 Squadron received De Havilland Hornet F.1 twin-engine fighters and moved to RAF Linton-on-Ouse in August of the same year. The F.1 was replaced by the Hornet F.3 in April 1948. However, in August 1949, 64 Squadron still retained a Mosquito T.III for dual instruction training.

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 64 Sqdn RAF
3.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
4.Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5.Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain.
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._64_Squadron_RAF#1940_to_1967
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Linton-on-Ouse#History

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
19-Oct-2013 09:03	Nepa	Added
29-Jul-2014 14:58	Jixon	Updated [Location, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 06:32	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
16-Sep-2019 19:25	Nepa	Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
27-Aug-2021 16:40	Anon.	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
06-Aug-2023 04:52	Nepa	Updated [[Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]]