ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164240
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| Date: | Thursday 31 May 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | Hemswell SF RAF |
| Registration: | RR305 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Hemswell | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito RR305: Swung on landing at RAF Hemswell. 31/05/1951
The aircraft was damaged in a landing accident, after the tail struck the ground at RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire, which prevented the tail wheel from castoring. The aircraft then swung off the runway, the undercarriage collapsed, and the starboard mainplane sustained severe damage.
Crew: ???? OK
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB Hemswell RAF (Operations Record Book)
3.Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings.
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4099214
5. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1951
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2014 09:15 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Mar-2014 20:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2014 14:09 | Paix | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2015 13:22 | DB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2015 20:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Jan-2016 09:50 | Heil | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2018 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2019 08:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2021 03:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2021 10:04 | Gerard76 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2021 17:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Operator] |
| 27-Sep-2021 09:08 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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