ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165254
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| Date: | Thursday 7 February 1946 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MV528 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Boxted, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boxted, Essex |
| RAF Boxted |
Mosquito MV528: Took off at 16:05 hrs for training flight /Cross Country navigation exercise. 07/02/1946.
Overshot night landing at 19:15 hrs and hit fence RAF Boxted. The aircraft landed with insufficient flap set, and therefore landed on the runway at Boxted too fast; overshot the runway at Boxted, and was unable to stop before it collided with the perimeter fence. Both crew survived uninjured.
Crew:
W/O (????) BOAL (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/Sgt (????) CRAINE (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8419280
4. http://www.mossie.org/squadrons/25_squadron.htm
5. http://www.boxted-airfield.com/airfield-history
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2014 16:30 | Nepa | Added |
| 30-Jul-2014 16:35 | Depak | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2015 19:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 11-Aug-2015 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 14:57 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2019 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 12:09 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-May-2021 21:33 | wifi | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator] |
| 11-Jun-2021 00:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2021 00:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2021 12:27 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2022 18:11 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2023 08:46 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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