Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI RS549,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164311
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Monday 4 July 1949
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:204 AFS RAF
Registration: RS549
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Driffield, East Yorkshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF ????
Destination airport:RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito RS549: Took off for Training flying. 04/07/1949
Written off when the pilot failed to correct a swing on landing. The aircraft swung off the runway and the undercarriage collapsed at RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire.
Crew: ???? Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
3.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings.
4.Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5. ORB 204 AFS RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/1772: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101482
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._231_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF#Operational_history
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Driffield#History

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Feb-2014 09:08 Nepa Added
29-Jul-2014 15:02 Jixon Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 09:38 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
15-Mar-2019 20:08 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Narrative, Operator]
10-Jan-2021 20:58 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
10-Jan-2021 20:58 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
20-Aug-2021 22:38 Anon. Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org