Date:	Friday 28 November 1947
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36
Owner/operator:	264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF
Registration:	RL177
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire,
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito RL177: Took off from RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire 28/11/1947.
During the takeoff run, the port engine failed due to a glycol cooling fluid leak, which led to the port engine overheating. The pilot then immediately feathered the port engine. As the Mosquito had not attained the minimum safety speed for a single engine takeoff when this incident occurred, the pilot opted to retract the undercarriage in order to facilitate an emergency stop. The Mosquito then belly landed straight ahead on the runway at RAF Wittering, sliding along the runway at speed, and causing severe damage to the underside of the airframe.
Crew: ???? Ok

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 Colin Cummings
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. ORB 264 Sqn RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/2490/1
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8422567
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._264_Squadron_RAF#Postwar_operations
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Wittering#Post-war_use

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
20-Feb-2014 12:11	Nepa	Added
31-Jul-2014 08:40	SIS07	Updated [Location, Narrative]
24-Oct-2014 14:33	MiG21	Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]
31-Jul-2015 11:04	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
06-Jul-2019 22:31	Nepa	Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
07-May-2021 10:17	MiG17	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
12-Nov-2021 18:20	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
06-May-2023 16:22	Nepa	Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]]