ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72413
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| Date: | Monday 31 July 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 228 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | HJ983 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Acklington, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Acklington Northumberland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito HJ983: Took off for training flight. 31/07/1950
The aircraft was making a single engine final approach to land at RAF Acklington, when it began to swing to port just before touchdown, due to strong crosswinds, The pilot could not correct the swing fully, and after landing the undercarriage was raised to facilitate an emergency stop.
Crew:???? Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells.
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.771
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2010 21:21 | NePa | Added |
| 02-Mar-2012 11:55 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2014 16:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2014 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2014 04:46 | Mysore | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2015 05:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2019 18:43 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Dec-2020 21:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2020 21:53 | Iwosh | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2021 18:06 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-May-2022 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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