Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36 RL131,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164073
 
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Date:Tuesday 3 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:23 Sqn RAF
Registration: RL131
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito RL131: Took off for a training flight 03/06/1947.
The aircraft experienced an engine failure on takeoff from RAF Coltishall, and the pilot retracted the undercarriage in order to facilitate an emergency stop. Both crew survived with minor injuries.
Crew:
F/Lt (149636) William KENT(pilot) RAF: minor injuries
???? (nav.) RAF: minor injuries

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
3.Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
4.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF: AIR27/2403:
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2505041

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Feb-2014 10:37 Nepa Added
31-Jul-2014 08:15 SIS07 Updated [Location, Narrative]
01-Aug-2015 18:43 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
31-Jan-2019 18:16 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
29-Mar-2019 18:45 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
29-Aug-2022 11:06 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
14-May-2023 20:44 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]]
15-May-2023 09:03 Nepa Updated [[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]]
23-Sep-2023 21:39 Nepa Updated [[[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]]]

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