Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III VA890,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161538
 
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Date:Friday 16 September 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III
Owner/operator:Wahn SF RAF
Registration: VA890
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Celle, Lower Saxony. -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RAF Wahn, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Destination airport:RAF Celle, Lower Saxony
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito VA890 (Wahn Station Flight): Took off for ferry trip from Wahn to Celle.16/09/1949
Swung on landing and undercarriage collapsed RAF Celle. Cat.E2 damage
Crew: (14 Sqn RAF)
Sgt (????) F. MYHILL (pilot) RAF - Ok
Sgt (3051453) William Donald Roy BOND (nav.) RAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Blue Diamonds: The Exploits of 14 Squadron RAF 1945-2015
3.ORB 14 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Oct-2013 09:55 Nepa Added
15-May-2014 13:56 Nepa Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source]
29-Jul-2014 14:44 Holschtein Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
12-Feb-2015 09:34 Jixn Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 06:26 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
17-Jan-2016 10:34 Heil Updated [Operator, Narrative]
03-Dec-2018 18:06 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
04-Nov-2019 08:51 Anon. Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
12-Aug-2020 14:17 TB Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative]
22-Dec-2020 21:43 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Operator]
03-Oct-2021 18:44 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
25-May-2022 10:16 Nepa Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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