ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161361
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 July 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 1 (O) FU RAF |
| Registration: | VP344 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF ??? |
| RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito VP344 (Overseas) Ferry Unit: The aircraft was flying an asymmetric (single engine) approach to RAF Abingdon, when it dived into the ground approximately 150 yards short of the runway. The reason for the crash was that the pilot had allowed the airspeed to decay below the critical speed for flying a Mosquito on one engine. 03/07/1951
Crew:
F/O (203123) Frank Holland (pilot) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 1 (Overseas) Ferry Unit RAF
3.Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
4.Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2013 18:10 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jul-2014 14:02 | Paco | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2015 19:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location] |
| 16-Oct-2018 13:43 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2019 20:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Dec-2020 17:45 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 30-Dec-2020 17:46 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 01-Feb-2021 22:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2021 12:05 | Paco | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2021 17:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2021 17:07 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Operator] |
| 28-Sep-2021 09:49 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 12:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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