Date:	Friday 27 September 1946
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30
Owner/operator:	25 Sqn RAF
Registration:	MT492
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Gatwick, West Sussex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF West Malling, Kent
Destination airport:	RAF Gatwick, Sussex

Narrative:
Mosquito MT492: Took off for training flight /X Continental countries. 27/09/1946
During the flight, the pilot experienced CSU (Constant Speed Unit) problems in the port engine. The port engine failed, and the propellor could not be feathered. The Mosquito bellylanded at RAF Gatwick in a forced landing with the undercarriage retracted.
Crew:
F/Lt (????) H. SMITH (pilot) RAF - Ok
???? (nav.) RAF - Ok

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 25 Sqdn RAF: AIR27/307
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
4. Royal Air Force Aircraft MA100-MZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
6. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2502942
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._25_Squadron_RAF#Cold_War
8. https://VBS Database

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
30-Mar-2014 15:46	Nepa	Added
31-Jul-2014 08:09	Cliford	Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
08-Aug-2015 12:07	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
21-Mar-2019 14:26	Nepa	Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
28-Jul-2021 16:53	Kofin	Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
11-Feb-2022 11:57	Nepa	Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
11-Feb-2022 12:20	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
31-May-2023 19:14	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]
31-May-2023 21:30	Nepa	Updated [[[Narrative, Operator]]]