ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159768
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| Date: | Friday 13 June 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FP RAF |
| Registration: | PF598 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Lichfield, Fradley, Staffordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
| RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire |
Mosquito PF598: (Ferry Pool) Took off for Transit flight. 13/06/1947
Swung on landing and undercarriage collapsed RAF Lichfield. The aircraft was being ferried to 51 MU RAF Fradley, Staffordshire for a maintenance inspection. On landing, the pilot over-reacted to the aircraft swinging to port, which cause the Mosquito to counter-swing to starboard, causing the undercarriage to collapse.
Crew: ???? Ok
Note that some published sources have the aircraft on charge with 274MU RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk at the time of this incident.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
3. ORB 51 MU RAF: AIR29/1508
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101218
5. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Lichfield#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2013 21:35 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Sep-2013 12:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-May-2014 18:45 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2014 08:17 | SIS07 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2015 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2015 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 03-Apr-2019 15:29 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 20:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Nov-2021 18:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-May-2023 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
| 16-May-2023 09:34 | Nepa | Updated [[[Narrative, Operator]]] |
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