ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165608
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 September 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 10 MU RAF |
| Registration: | NT586 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire |
| RAF Hullavington, | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito NT586: Took off for a Test flight. 30/09/1947
Due to a maintenance error on the propeller constant speed unit, the pilot experienced difficulty in feathering the propellor, and then un-feathering it. During the landing on return to base (RAF Hullavington) the Mosquito overshot the runway, and the undercarriage collapsed. Damage Cat. E(FA).
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.340
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft NA100-NZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. ORB 10 MU RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/1461:
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101171
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Maintenance_units
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hullavington#Royal_Air_Force
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2014 11:59 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Jul-2014 08:34 | Victor | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2015 16:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2019 15:31 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 21:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2022 20:44 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-May-2023 16:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 08-May-2023 17:38 | Nepa | Updated [[[Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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