Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36 RK972,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164060
 
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Date:Monday 2 June 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36
Owner/operator:141 Sqn RAF
Registration: RK972
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Acklington, Amble, Northumberland, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Acklington, Northumberland
Destination airport:RAF Acklington
Narrative:
Mosquito RK972: Took off for training flight. 02/06/1947.
Undercarriage leg collapsed on landing RAF Acklington. Although the instrument panel showed "three greens", indicating that the undercarriage was fully 'down and locked', the undercarriage collapsed immediately upon touchdown at RAF Acklington.
Crew: ???? Ok.

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 141 Sqdn RAF: AIR27/2434/21
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8439323
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Acklington#Postwar_use

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Feb-2014 09:33 Nepa Added
31-Jul-2014 08:14 SIS07 Updated [Location, Narrative]
01-Aug-2015 18:43 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
03-Sep-2018 12:33 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
18-Aug-2021 15:43 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
04-Nov-2021 09:34 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
29-Aug-2022 10:58 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Operator]
16-May-2023 09:38 Nepa Updated [[Departure airport, Operator]]

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