Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 35 TH997,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166170
 
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Date:Wednesday 12 August 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 35
Owner/operator:2 CAACU RAF
Registration: TH997
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Langham, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Langham, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito TH997: Took off for training flight. 12/08/1953
Engine cut on take-off bellylanded at RAF Langham, 5 miles NW of Holt, Norfolk.
Crew: ???? Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 2 Civilian Anti Aircraft Co-Operation Unit RAF
3.Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain,
4.Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-May-2014 07:20 Nepa Added
29-Jul-2014 12:57 Komes123 Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
27-Nov-2014 20:11 Froome Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
21-Jul-2015 16:21 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
25-Feb-2018 18:26 Nepa Updated [Operator]
26-Mar-2018 14:06 Nepa Updated [Operator]
26-Mar-2018 14:06 Nepa Updated [Operator]
10-Sep-2018 07:08 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
18-Feb-2019 16:39 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Operator]
02-May-2021 21:31 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
07-May-2021 16:45 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
07-May-2021 20:17 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
12-Jul-2021 18:11 Anon. Updated [Time, Operator]
15-Sep-2021 09:51 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
14-Jul-2023 12:04 Nepa Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]]

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