ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164104
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| Date: | Friday 19 September 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RL203 |
| 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 |
| RAF West Malling |
Mosquito RL203: Took off for a Training flight. 19/09/1947
Overshot the runway on single-engine (asymmetric) landing and overturned at RAF West Malling.
Crew:
F/Lt (161070) Stanley Arthur “Stan” DURRANT (pilot) RAFVR: injured
F/O (194366) Leonard BATIN (nav.) RAFVR: OK
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 85 Sqdn RAF: AIR27/2439/10:
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8420627
4. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946-1949
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._85_Squadron_RAF#History
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_West_Malling#Night_fighters,_1950s_and_1960s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2014 16:57 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Jun-2014 16:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Jul-2015 19:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2019 15:56 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Oct-2021 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Oct-2021 10:36 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2022 11:24 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-May-2023 16:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
| 09-May-2023 20:31 | Nepa | Updated [[[Narrative, Operator]]] |
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