Date:	Tuesday 8 October 1946
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:	16 FU RAF
Registration:	NS909
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near Penhale Point, 5 miles south-west of Newquay, Cornwall, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito NS909: Took off for a Ferry flight. 08/10/1946.
Both engines failed during flight. The aircraft wrecked in a forced landing near Penhale Point, 5 miles South West of Newquay, Cornwall. The pilot attempted a forced landing in a field after a double engine failure, but the aircraft was wrecked when it dived into the ground.
Crew:
F/Lt (182398) Harry GREEN DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Lt (164923) Dennis James HOLBOROW (nav.) RAFVR - killed

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2949447/green,-harry/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2948564/holborow,-dennis-james/
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60001147/harry-green
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56906324/dennis-james-holborow
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?23101-461008-Unaccounted-Airmen-08-10-1946
7. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
9. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949.
X. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penhale_Sands

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
11-Apr-2014 10:11	Nepa	Added
17-Sep-2014 11:09	Quentin	Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative]
08-Aug-2015 11:52	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type]
02-Jun-2018 12:20	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-May-2019 21:30	Nepa	Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
20-Nov-2019 21:30	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Nov-2019 21:31	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
20-Nov-2019 21:35	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]
21-Nov-2019 09:58	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
28-Jul-2021 16:55	Koreckt	Updated [Time, Operator]
08-Dec-2021 23:22	Nepa	Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
08-Dec-2021 23:24	Nepa	Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
30-May-2023 17:34	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Location, Narrative, Operator]]
30-May-2023 17:53	Nepa	Updated [[[Location, Narrative, Operator]]]
23-Jun-2023 08:58	Nepa	Updated [[[[Location, Narrative, Operator]]]]