ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161539
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 April 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | VA889 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito VA889/C: Swung during take-off from RAF Little Rissington. 12/04/1950
Was damaged whed undercarriage collapsed as it ran into soft ground at the side of the runway.
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.47
4. https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/1948-damaged-de-havilland-mosquito.24948/
6. https://www.flickr.com/photos/4ofus/4658857323/in/photolist-86FRYg-86HTpF-86JgR4-86JyE2-86FRPk
7. https://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2013 10:15 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Jun-2014 11:08 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 19-Mar-2015 15:53 | yarbi | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2015 07:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-May-2019 06:39 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Dec-2020 21:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2020 22:19 | Yarbi | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2021 18:09 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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