ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166381
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| Date: | Saturday 16 November 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | NFLS CFE RAF |
| Registration: | TA470 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Old Valley Farm, Ermine Way, Arrington, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Tangmere, West Sussex |
Mosquito TA470 (Central Fighter Establishment Night Fighter Leaders School RAF)
Took off for flight from RAF Bourn to RAF Tangmere. 16/11/1946.
The starboard engine failed on takeoff and then caught fire. Force landed in a field at Old Valley Farm, Ermine Way, Arrington, near Royston.
Crew: ???? OK
Arrington is a small village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The village is 6 miles (10 km) north of Royston, Hertfordshire, and 9 miles (14 km) south-west of the county city of Cambridge.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999
3. ORB CFE RAF: AIR 29/1348
5. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
7. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101058
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Fighter_Establishment
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrington,_Cambridgeshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2014 09:16 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-Sep-2014 13:05 | Quentin | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2015 17:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-May-2019 21:25 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2019 23:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2019 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jul-2021 17:00 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Operator] |
| 25-May-2023 16:43 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Source, Operator]] |
| 26-May-2023 08:35 | Nepa | Updated [[[Time, Source, Operator]]] |
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