ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164204
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 April 1946 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 36 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RK972 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex |
| RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex |
Mosquito RK972: Took off at 14:15 hrs for training flight over West Sussex. 16/04/1946
This aircraft was one of a formation of four Mosquitoes flying over West Sussex when the starboard wingtip of Mosquito RK972 struck the port elevator of Mosquito RL232, causing serious damage to that aircraft.
Mosquito RK972 made an emergency landing at RAF Tangmere,.The plane landed safely with no injuries.
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF: AIR 27/2439:
3.https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8418798
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2014 14:03 | Nepa | Added |
| 30-Jul-2014 16:19 | Lotos | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2014 16:58 | ABBA | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2015 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2019 16:28 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Nov-2019 11:37 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Dec-2020 22:15 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2021 09:21 | MamaMia | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2022 18:35 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2023 21:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 21-Aug-2023 10:32 | Nepa | Updated [[[Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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