Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36 RK955,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164058
 
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Date:Thursday 10 February 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36
Owner/operator:29 Sqn RAF
Registration: RK955
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn West Malling, Maidstone, Kent, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF West Malling, Kent
Destination airport:RAF West Malling
Narrative:
Mosquito RK955: Took off from RAF West Malling, Kent. 10/02/1949
Swung off the runway on landing and the pilot over-corrected the swing, causing the undercarriage
to collapse at base. Aircraft written off (as damaged beyond economic repair"
Crew: ???? Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 29 Sqdn RAF
3.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
4.Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5.https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8419463
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._29_Squadron_RAF#Post-war
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_West_Malling#Night_fighters,_1950s_and_1960s

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Feb-2014 09:27 Nepa Added
29-Jul-2014 15:06 Jixon Updated [Location, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 10:51 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
09-Dec-2018 20:37 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
07-Feb-2022 23:36 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
06-Aug-2023 09:13 Nepa Updated [[Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]]

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