Date:	Wednesday 25 June 1947
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III
Owner/operator:	226 OCU RAF
Registration:	VA872
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Bentwaters, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk
Destination airport:	RAF Bentwaters
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito VA872: Took off for training flight. 25/06/1947
Swung off runway on landing in a 10-knot crosswind at RAF Bentwaters and the pilot was unable to correct the swing before the Mosquito ran off the runway and the undercarriage collapsed. Not repaired.
Crew: ???? Ok

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
3.ORB 226 OCU RAF: AIR29/1632:
4.https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101342
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VA
6. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=781
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._226_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF#Operational_history
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_the_South_East.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bentwaters#History

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Apr-2013 11:43	Dr. John Smith	Added
29-Apr-2013 20:16	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
31-Jul-2014 08:28	SIS07	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
01-Aug-2015 18:55	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
02-Apr-2019 16:52	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
19-Sep-2019 18:05	Nepa	Updated [Nature, Operator]
20-Aug-2021 20:54	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
19-Nov-2021 18:58	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
14-May-2022 18:42	Nepa	Updated [Departure airport, Operator]
14-May-2022 19:09	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
13-May-2023 20:03	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]
14-May-2023 08:32	Nepa	Updated [[[Narrative, Operator]]]