Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI TA536,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166373
 
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Date:Thursday 4 August 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: TA536
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 Driffield, East Yorkshire
Destination airport:RAF Driffield
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito TA536: Took off for training flight. 04/08/1949.
The aircraft's undercarriage collapsed after the pilot made a glide approach to land at RAF Driffield.
Crew: ???? Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 204 Advanced Flying School RAF
3.Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4.National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/1772: 5.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

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-May-2014 07:59 Nepa Added
29-Jul-2014 14:59 Jixon Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 06:30 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
16-Sep-2019 19:26 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
27-Aug-2021 16:23 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
07-Aug-2022 10:07 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
07-Aug-2023 10:51 Nepa Updated [[Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]]

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