Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 NT545,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165612
 
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Date:Tuesday 17 June 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30
Owner/operator:228 OCU RAF
Registration: NT545
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Leeming, North Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:RAF Leeming
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito NT545: Took off for training flight. 17/06/1947
On return to base, the aircraft swung to port off the runway at RAF Leeming. In response, the pilot reacted quickly, but overcorrected the swing, causing the undercarriage to collapse.
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
3. ORB 228 OCU RAF 1947-1950: AIR 29/1634:
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101344
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._228_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Leeming#1950%E2%80%931990

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Apr-2014 12:18 Nepa Added
31-Jul-2014 08:30 SIS07 Updated [Location, Narrative]
01-Aug-2015 18:49 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative]
01-Aug-2015 18:53 King T. Updated [Aircraft type]
02-Apr-2019 16:49 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
09-Jan-2021 21:04 King T. Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Nature, Narrative, Operator]
09-Jan-2021 21:06 King T. Updated [Source, Operator]
19-Nov-2021 18:59 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
27-Nov-2021 22:10 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
14-May-2022 19:07 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
27-Aug-2022 09:06 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
14-May-2023 21:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]]
15-May-2023 08:33 Nepa Updated [[[Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]]]

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