ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164952
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| Date: | Saturday 16 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk XVIII |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM425 |
| MSN: | DM-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito MM425/L: Took off at 09:50 hrs for Anti shipping patrol off the Norwegian coast. 16/12/1944
Prop feathered itself on take-off undercariageleg jammed bellylanded at RAF Banff.
The prop on the port engine feathered itself just aftr take off and the starboard undercarriage unit failed to retract.
P/O Woodcock maneaged to bring the aircraft back for a belly landing, causing extensive damage to the underside. I'm not sure if the pilot had the port wheel up with the starboard wheel down, or if both wheels were down but the starboard one collapsed. Part of the accident report reads;
'Due to the extensive damage caused by the crash it was impossible to carry out a functional test of the undercarriage. It was thought the problem may have been caused by sludging of the pilot (or pitot, it's a bit hard to read) valve in the CSU. Failure may have been due to the sluggish action of the CSU.'
Crew:
F/O (147.362) Wallace George WOODCOCK (pilot) RAFVR - OK
F/O (141.840) Conroy George James VACHER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 April 1944 | MM425 | 248 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2014 06:02 | Nepa | Added |
| 28-Sep-2014 09:17 | Tomash Fuk | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2015 08:39 | Anthony COX | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2015 18:42 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2016 16:21 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2021 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2022 12:16 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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