ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163462
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 November 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 58 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RG212 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Little Staughton, Cambridgeshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Little Staughton, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito RG212: Took off for Training flight. 19/11/1946
Overshot landing in bad visibility at RAF Little Staughton. The aircraft 'mushed' onto the runway at approx. half way along its length, and the undercarriage collapsed. Both crew on board to have survived OK.
Crew:
F/O (55466) William SISSONS (pilot) RAF: Ok
???? (nav.) RAF: Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt.
2. ORB 58 Sqdn RAF: AIR27/2424
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2505062
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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._58_Squadron_RAF#Post-war_operations
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Little_Staughton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2014 17:43 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Aug-2014 08:39 | BlB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2015 18:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2015 05:23 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2019 21:26 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Aug-2021 21:18 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2022 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2022 10:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2022 10:32 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-May-2023 15:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 25-May-2023 16:24 | Nepa | Updated [[[Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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