ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72416
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 May 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 204 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | HJ985 |
| 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 |
| RAF Driffield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito HJ985: Took off for Training flight. 25/05/1948.
Upon return to base when the aircraft was landing, an attachment bolt on the port undercarriage radius arm fractured, causing the port undercarriage to fold back on itself, and collapse. The Mosquito then skidded along the runway, severely damaging the underside of the aircraft. The Aircraft Struck off charge as Cat. E2.
Crew: ???? OK
Sources:
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 p396
3. ORB 204 AFS RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1989:
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101699
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Driffield#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2010 21:21 | NePa | Added |
| 19-Oct-2013 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2014 16:31 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 11:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2019 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 22:25 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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