ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159760
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 December 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF572 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Coningsby |
Mosquito PF572: Take off for flight from RAF Coningsby. 03/12/1946
The aircraft was badly damaged when it was involved in multiple bird strikes on take-off. Although the Mossie managed to return to base and land safely, the aircraft sustained structural damage; it was not repaired, re-cat E(GI) and became a ground instructional airframe.
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2505091
4. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-1949-incident-logs.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2013 19:28 | JINX | Added |
| 31-Aug-2013 21:24 | JINX | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Sep-2013 11:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants] |
| 07-Jun-2014 20:36 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2014 19:04 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2014 07:17 | Leopard DX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2015 12:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Jun-2019 20:32 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2019 14:43 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 18-Nov-2019 19:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2019 19:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2019 08:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Aug-2021 20:37 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Operator] |
| 01-Aug-2021 20:38 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Nov-2021 17:13 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-May-2023 07:57 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
| 10-Jan-2024 13:17 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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