Date:	Wednesday 20 July 1949
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III
Owner/operator:	1689 FPP Flt RAF
Registration:	HJ990
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
Destination airport:	RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito HJ990: Took off for Training flight. 20/07/1949.
The aircraft was making an asymmetric (single engine) approach to RAF Kemble, and had descended to an altitude of 200 feet agl, while its airspeed had decreased to below the safety speed for a a single engine approach.
The pilot opened up the starboard engine throttle, but the aircraft yawed, and the pilot was unable to correct this. He then lost control authority on both rudders and ailerons. The aircraft then crashed into trees near RAF Kemble.
Crew:
P III (788033) Jaroslav SLEPICA (cs.pilot) RAF: killed
???? (pilot) RAF: Ok

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.515
3.https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_Wales_and_West_Midlands.pdf
4.ORB 1689 Flt RAF
5.CWGC

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
20-May-2008 06:47	Nepa	Added
23-Jan-2010 00:35	NePa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Country, Narrative]
23-Jan-2010 00:36	NePa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
29-Jan-2010 00:09	NePa	Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative]
10-Dec-2011 10:14	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
02-Mar-2012 11:54	Nepa	Updated [Location]
18-Jun-2014 16:35	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
30-Mar-2015 18:29	Pipine	Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 09:44	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
18-Jan-2016 18:32	Staller	Updated [Operator]
29-Jul-2019 19:03	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
15-Jan-2022 21:35	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
15-Jan-2022 21:37	Nepa	Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Operator]