Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 33 VP186,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166633
 
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Date:Wednesday 16 February 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 33
Owner/operator:231 OCU RAF
Registration: VP186
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF ???
Destination airport:RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito VP186: Took off for training flight.16/02/1949
Engines cut in flight. Wrong propeller, feathered by mistake.
Aircraft bellylanded on the runway RAF Woodhall Spa.
Crew:???? Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 231 OCU RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-May-2014 13:06 Nepa Added
29-Jul-2014 15:04 Jixon Updated [Location, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 10:48 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Narrative]
02-Apr-2019 17:13 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
09-Aug-2021 12:09 SD Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
27-Nov-2021 21:42 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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