ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166331
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 December 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 204 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | TE657 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Wigsley, Nottinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF ???? |
| RAF Wigsley, Nottinghamshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito TE657: Took off for Training flight. 18/12/1951.
Landing accident at RAF Wigsley, Nottinghamshire. The aircraft "held off" from landing for too long, and stalled at low altitude over the runway at Wigsley. It then swung off the runway and was seriously damaged.
Crew: ???? OK
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 204 AFS RAF
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
4. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7162855
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2014 12:59 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Aug-2014 17:56 | Xindel | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2015 07:00 | Staller | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 23-Jul-2015 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2019 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2021 21:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2021 08:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2021 20:00 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2021 22:58 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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