ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161379
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| Date: | Friday 28 April 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 237 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | RG288 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Waddington, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Waddington | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito RG288: Took off for training flight. 28/04/1950.
Immediately after take off from RAF Waddington, the speed of the port engine went up to 4,000 rpm, and
the pilot took feathering action to prevent it running away completely. The Mosquito then flew a circuit for
an emergency landing, but altitude could not be maintained on a single engine with the load being carried onboard. Engine cut lost height on approach and undershot landing. The aircraft crashed short of the runway.
Crew: ???? minor injuries.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings.
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2013 09:13 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jul-2014 14:27 | Holschtein | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2015 07:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 13:47 | JINX | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2019 21:08 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Feb-2020 23:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Operator] |
| 22-Dec-2020 20:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2021 16:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2021 20:18 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Nov-2021 18:15 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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