Date:	Wednesday 14 July 1948
Time:	02:30
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 35
Owner/operator:	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF
Registration:	TK633
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near RAF stn Waddington, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:	RAF Waddington (EGXW)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito TK633: Took off on a Training flight /night navigation exercise. 14/07/1948.
En route, the aircraft dived out of cloud in a descending turn at high speed, and crashed into high ground near RAF Waddington. It seems possible that the pilot did not appreciate the proximity of the high ground, and may have seen the bright lights of RAF Waddington, and turned towards them, in an attempt to made an immediate landing. The pilot was clearly distracted by the weather conditions (low cloud) as he attempted to land at RAF Waddington without obtaining prior permission to land.
Crew:
F/O (58319) Frank NEWMAN (pilot) RAF: killed
N.III (3040263) Donald DOVER (nav.) RAF: killed

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. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. ORB 139 Sqn RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/2434/7:
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8439309
6. https://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?16965-Crew-of-139-Squadron-Mosquito-TK633-14-Jul-1948&p=99696#post99696
7. https://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs#1948
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._139_Squadron_RAF#Post_War
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Coningsby#History.
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Waddington#History

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
21-May-2014 20:02	Nepa	Added
27-May-2014 04:59	Nepa	Updated [Destination airport, Narrative]
27-May-2014 06:31	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative]
21-Sep-2014 19:11	Don Diego	Updated [Location, Narrative]
15-Feb-2015 21:02	TB	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Feb-2015 18:54	Mihul3	Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
16-Feb-2015 19:12	DB	Updated [Location, Source]
31-Jul-2015 10:59	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
02-May-2019 20:55	Nepa	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]