Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36 RK995,
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Date:Tuesday 25 May 1948
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: RK995
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Saxlingham Green, 9 miles south of Norwich, Norfolk, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
Destination airport:RAF Coltishall
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito RK995: Took off for Training flight /practice night interception. 25/05/1948.
Collided with Proctor NP349 during exercise and crashed at Saxlingham Green, 9 mi S of Norwich.25/05/1948
Crew:
F/O (58037) Peter WATSON (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (194361) Charles Ian MARCH (navigator) RAF - killed

Proctor crew - no details available - yet!

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 141 Sqdn RAF : National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2434/21:
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8439323
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mid-air_collisions_and_incidents_in_the_United_Kingdom#1940s
5. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
6. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 Colin Cummings p 398
7. "RAF Write-Offs 1948". Air-Britain Aeromiltaria (Air-Britain) 2 (1): pp.14–18. 1979.
8. Pilots' grave marker: https://www.flickr.com/photos/43688219@N00/5730828621/
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxlingham_Nethergate

Images:


Aircrew Remembered researched area of loss - 2015

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Feb-2014 10:01 Nepa Added
12-May-2014 17:49 Nepa Updated [Departure airport]
16-Sep-2014 15:04 James JUMP Updated [Location, Narrative]
05-Feb-2015 19:47 pietrzak Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ]
14-Jun-2015 04:56 Faun Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 11:11 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
05-Nov-2019 09:16 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
07-Aug-2021 20:46 BlB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Operator]
04-Nov-2021 09:33 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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