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Date: | Thursday 10 February 1949 |
Time: | |
Type: | 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
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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/time | Contributor | Updates |
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]] |