Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI PF514,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159745
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Wednesday 30 January 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF
Registration: PF514
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito PF514: Swung on take-off, ground-looped and suffered undercarriage collapse. 30/01/1946
Undercarriage collapsed. Crew unhurt.
Crew: ???? OK


Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.51
4. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8439305

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2013 18:50 JINX Added
30-Sep-2013 11:46 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
07-Jun-2014 20:16 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Aug-2015 15:40 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
19-Jun-2019 20:30 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
04-Jun-2021 12:00 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
05-Jun-2021 22:28 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]
05-Jun-2021 22:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]
06-Jun-2021 16:44 TB Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
21-Jun-2021 15:48 Anon. Updated [Time, Operator]
31-Aug-2022 19:08 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org