ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166649
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 February 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | ADTU Airwork Services Ltd. |
| Registration: | VT583 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field at Aber Mawr, near Mathry, Pembrokeshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF St. Davids, Pembrokeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito VT583: Accident on take off from RAF St. Davids, Pembrokeshire. 13/02/1951
Undercarriage not retracted quickly enough during practice engine failure on take off. Aircraft also had insufficient speed to maintain altitude, so aircraft turned back over cliff tops for a force landing in a field at Aber Mawr, near Mathry, Pembrokeshire.
Crew :
Lt.Com.(A) C.A BROWN (pilot) FAA RN: Ok
Mr. D.G ADDISON (pass. /Civilian Contractor) Airwork: Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VT
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abermawr
4. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant. Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2014 16:02 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Apr-2015 08:44 | Fuxs | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2015 20:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 13-Apr-2018 17:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2018 07:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-May-2019 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2021 19:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2021 19:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2021 12:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jan-2021 11:34 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 27-Sep-2021 22:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-May-2023 09:26 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Narrative, Operator]] |
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