Date:	Monday 22 July 1946
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:	16 OTU RAF
Registration:	PF540
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Cottesmore, County Rutland, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Cottesmore, Rutland
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito PF540: Took off for a training flight. 22/07/1946
The pilot had only accumulated four hours flying time on Mosquitoes - was too cautious when opening the throttle during the takeoff run. As the aircraft was just about to become airborne, the aircraft began to swing off the runway at base. To correct the swing, the pilot closed the throttle, but, believing that the aircraft would overrun off the end of the runway, he retracted the undercarriage in order to facilitate an emergency stop
Damage was initially assessed as Cat. C (Repairable). However, repairs not proceeded with and the airframe was downgraded to Cat. E(FA) and Struck Off charge on 27/10/1946
Crew:
P/O ???? A HUTCHINSON (pilot) RAF - OK

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 16 OTU RAF: AIR29/656
3.Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents.
5. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._16_Operational_Training_Unit_RAF
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Cottesmore#Post-war

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
31-Aug-2013 19:01	JINX	Added
30-Sep-2013 12:37	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
29-Jul-2014 13:31	Scout	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
21-Aug-2015 19:39	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
10-Sep-2019 21:23	Nepa	Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
20-Jun-2021 23:20	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
28-Nov-2021 11:56	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
05-Aug-2022 17:12	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]
15-Jun-2023 19:55	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Source, Narrative]]
15-Jun-2023 20:48	Nepa	Updated [[[Source, Narrative]]]