Date:	Monday 16 September 1946
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:	14 Sqn RAF
Registration:	RV302
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Manston, Ramsgate, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Manston, Kent
Destination airport:	RAF Wahn (EDDK)

Narrative:
Mosquito RV302: Damaged while taxiing on RAF Manston. 16/09/1946
The Mosquito was being taxied downwind at base, when the brakes failed. The pilot attempted to turn the aircraft into the wind, but the Mosquito ground looped, and the port undercarriage collapsed. Not repaired.
Crew: 
F/Lt (45945) Charles Dancaster OWEN AFC (pilot) RAF - OK

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 14 Sqdn RAF
3. Blue Diamonds: The Exploits of 14 Squadron RAF 1945-2015
4. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents.
5. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._14_Squadron_RAF#With_RAF_Germany
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Manston#Second_World_War

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
12-Feb-2015 08:37	Tu104	Updated [Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative]
21-Mar-2015 10:00	Shuntt	Updated [Location, Narrative]
17-Aug-2015 13:28	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
06-Sep-2018 11:54	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
24-Oct-2019 18:21	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Oct-2019 20:54	Nepa	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
01-Aug-2021 20:55	Next	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Operator]
24-May-2022 14:35	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
02-Jun-2023 15:38	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]
02-Jun-2023 18:30	Nepa	Updated [[[Narrative, Operator]]]