Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI TA587,
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Date:Thursday 28 October 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:2 APS RAF
Registration: TA587
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Brunton, Tughall, Chathill, Northumberland, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Acklington, Northumberland
Destination airport:RAF Brunton, Northumberland
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito TA587: Took off for a training flight. 28/10/1948
The port engine failed in flight, and the pilot was unable to maintain altitude on one engine, and therefore made a wheels-up forced landing on the disused airfield at RAF Brunton, Tughall, Chathill, Northumberland. After landing, the aircraft caught fire, and was burnt out. The two crew however, escaped without injury
Crew:???? Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946
3.Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4.ORB 2 APS RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1296:
5.https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101006
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Brunton

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Feb-2014 09:12 Nepa Added
16-Sep-2014 08:22 Faun Updated [Location]
31-Jan-2015 21:13 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location]
11-Feb-2015 13:34 DaL BLbni Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
18-Jun-2015 18:46 Dandy Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 11:17 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
02-May-2019 20:42 Nepa Updated [Nature, Narrative, Operator]
06-Jul-2021 08:57 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
16-Aug-2023 09:03 Nepa Updated [[Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]]

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