Date:	Monday 9 September 1946
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:	16 OTU RAF
Registration:	PF601
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, Co. Rutland
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito PF601: Took off for a training flight. 09/09/1946
Swung on take-off and undercarriage collapsed at RAF Cottesmore.
A propellor blade sheared off and penetrated the cockpit, severely injuring the pilot.
Crew:
F/Lt (49530) Alec Stephen HOLGATE (Pilot) RAF - severely injured
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1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 16 OTU RAF: AIR29 3265/2
3. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents.
4. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
6. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Cottesmore#Post-war

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
31-Aug-2013 21:36	JINX	Added
31-Aug-2013 21:37	JINX	Updated [Phase]
30-Sep-2013 12:35	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
26-May-2014 18:48	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative]
31-Jul-2014 08:06	SIS07	Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
07-Aug-2014 17:16	SIS07	Updated [Location]
17-Aug-2015 13:37	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
31-Mar-2019 15:07	Nepa	Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
20-Jun-2021 23:21	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
28-Nov-2021 11:52	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
04-Jun-2023 21:51	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]
05-Jun-2023 08:45	Nepa	Updated [[[Narrative, Operator]]]