Date:	Friday 23 January 1948
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30
Owner/operator:	CSE RAF
Registration:	NT499
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	2 miles west of RAF stn East Wretham, Thetford, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Watton, Norfolk
Destination airport:	RAF East Wretham, Norfolk

Narrative:
Mosquito NT499: Took off for being air tested after fitment of new AI radar equipment. 23/01/1948
At 1,500 feet, the starboard engine failed, followed soon afterwards by the port engine. The pilot was obliged to make an immediate forced landing into a field two miles west of East Wretham, Thetford, Norfolk. The Mosquito caught fire on impact with the ground, and was destroyed by fire.
Crew: ???? Ok

The Radio Warfare Establishment (RWE) was established 21-7-45 at RAF Swanton Morley, and later became the Central Signals Establishment (CSE). The CSE was formed 1-9-46 at RAF Watton, equipped with Dominie and Tiger Moth, and disbanded there on 1-7-65.

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft NA100-NZ999
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings.
4. ORB CSE RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1911:
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101621
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Watton#Postwar_RAF_use
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_East_Wretham

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
21-Apr-2014 07:38	Nepa	Added
31-Jul-2014 11:55	Gloug	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
31-Jul-2015 10:10	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
19-Jan-2016 18:57	Gloug	Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]
18-Sep-2019 18:31	Nepa	Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
20-Aug-2021 21:27	Anon.	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
30-Apr-2023 21:47	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]]
01-May-2023 09:15	Nepa	Updated [[[Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]]]