ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164088
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 July 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36 |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RL155 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito RL155: Took off for a Night training flight. 20/07/1948
After take off the starboard engine failed at 500 feet agl, due to the failure of the camshaft bevel gear teeth. At this critical stage of the climb out, the pilot was unable to maintain the aircraft's altitude. As the speed decayed, he made a wheels-up landing at the side of the runway at RAF Coltishall, operating the fire extinguisher when the Mosquito had come to a halt.
Crew:
P.I (590994) Richard COLBOURNE (pilot) RAF - OK
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._23_Squadron_RAF#Postwar_operations
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Coltishall#Second_World_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2014 12:05 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Jul-2014 12:13 | Nick Slaughter | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2015 11:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 19:56 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Mar-2020 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2021 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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