ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234257
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| Date: | Thursday 20 December 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36 |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RK998 |
| MSN: | YP-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Leavesden Airport, Leavesden, near Watford, Hertfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk (EGYC) |
| Leavesden Airport, Hertfordshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito RK998/A: Took off for training flight.20/12/1951
Landing accident. Ground looped the aircraft. No one was hurt, but the aircraft was damaged when one port undercarriage collapsed.
Crew:
Capt. (O.????) J.R. SATTERFIELD (pilot) USAF - Ok
Capt. (O.????) Freddie Charles KIGHT (nav.) USAF - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3. https://www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk/say-hello.
4. ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8423807
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._23_Squadron_RAF#Postwar_operations
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1943 | DZ230 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa |  |
w/o |
| 18 September 1944 | PZ177 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | Reich Autobahn 6 km south of Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2020 11:39 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 20-Feb-2021 02:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2021 10:41 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Feb-2021 11:04 | Froome | Updated [Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2021 19:59 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Aug-2021 18:05 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2021 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Aug-2023 12:37 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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