ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165409
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| Date: | Monday 13 October 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 44 MU RAF |
| Registration: | NS955 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Edzell, Angus, Scotland. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Edzell, Angus |
Mosquito NS955: Damaged while parked in a hangar at RAF Edzell. 13/10/1947
The incident was quite strange; the driver of a tractor at RAF Edzell fell off his tractor whilst the engine was running and the tractor was 'in gear'. The driver falling off the tractor resulted in the clutch being engaged, the (now driverless) tractor moving forward, and colliding with the parked Mosquito NS955 albeit at low speed.
The plane suffered structural damage in the collision, which was severe enough to cause the airframe to be written off as "damaged beyond repair" and struck off charge as Cat. E
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft NA100-NZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Maintenance_units
5. ORB 44 MU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2014 15:22 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Jul-2014 08:37 | Victor | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2014 19:01 | Tu160 | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Jul-2015 11:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2019 15:32 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2022 21:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-May-2023 14:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 08-May-2023 17:54 | Nepa | Updated [[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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