ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173757
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| Date: | Friday 28 October 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 35 |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TA707 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF stn Wahn, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wahn, Nordrhein-Westfalen (EDDK) |
| RAF Wahn, (EDDK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito TA707: Took off for a Training flight. 28/10/1949
The aircraft was descending from 19,000 feet to 7,000 feet at an airspeed of 350 knots, when there was a significant increase in cabin pressure. On levelling off, the cockpit canopy burst, and showered the tailplane with fragments of Perspex, which caused serious damage - serious enough to result in the aircraft being written off as 'Damaged beyond repair'.
Crew:
F/O (3039051) Michael Henry LEVY (pilot) RAF - OK
F/Lt (169201) Derrick Ernest COLEMAN (nav.) RAF - OK
Sources:
1.Blue Diamonds: The Exploits of 14 Squadron RAF 1945-2015
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings
4.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
5.ORB 14 Sqdn RAF : National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._14_Squadron_RAF#With_RAF_Germany
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Bonn_Airport#20th_century
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2015 08:50 | Shuntt | Added |
| 12-Feb-2015 08:56 | Heil | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Feb-2015 09:56 | INV | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Mar-2015 10:10 | Oezil | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Jul-2015 06:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Sep-2018 12:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Mar-2019 21:24 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 06-Mar-2020 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 24-May-2022 17:09 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-May-2022 22:24 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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