ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163337
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| Date: | Sunday 25 July 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RG180 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito RG180: Took off for a Test flight /fuel consumption check flight. 25/07/1948.
The Mosquito was at 29,000 feet when the starboard engine failed due to fuel starvation. The cause was suspected to be jointly from the fuel booster pump failure and the supercharger malfunctioning. The pilot then feathered the starboard engine, and began to look for a safe place to land. The pilot then opted to make a single-engine (asymmetric) landing at RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire on the port engine only. Despite landing on the runway at RAF Hucknall "wheels down", the pilot had to retract the undercarriage to facilitate an emergency stop.
Crew:
F/O (58148) Julian John William SALMOND (pilot) RAF - OK
Nav. II (????) F. BAKER (nav.) RAF - OK
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
3. ORB 540 Sqn RAF for August 1948: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/2500/32:
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8422844
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._540_Squadron_RAF#Post-war
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hucknall_Aerodrome#Postwar_use
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2014 15:03 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Jul-2014 14:52 | M.D. Depa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2015 10:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 24-Dec-2018 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-May-2019 05:25 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2021 11:48 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2021 11:53 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2021 12:01 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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