ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165338
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 April 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 8 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | NS800 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Benson, Ewelme, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito NS800: Take off for Training flight. 03/04/1946.
The aircraft was taking off in a 15-knot crosswind. The pilot opened up the throttles too quickly, and induced a swing off the runway. The Mosquito swung off the runway, and, despite the application of corrective action, only stopped when it collided with a lighting pole.
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 8 OTU RAF
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4100346
4. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
5. Royal Air Force Aircraft NA100-NZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
6. https://www.rafweb.org/Organsation/OTU_1.htm
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2014 16:37 | Nepa | Added |
| 08-Jul-2014 13:56 | MiG23 | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2014 08:33 | BlB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2015 18:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2019 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Nov-2019 18:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2019 12:25 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jul-2021 22:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 04-Jul-2021 22:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Jul-2021 09:13 | Next | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2021 09:17 | Next | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 01-Sep-2022 18:29 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2023 21:24 | Nepa | Updated [[Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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