Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito TT Mk 39 RV295,
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Date:Sunday 9 October 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito TT Mk 39
Owner/operator:728 Sqn FAA RN
Registration: RV295
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RNAS Hal Far /HMS Falcon -   Malta
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:????
Destination airport:RNAS Hal Far /HMS Falcon
Narrative:
Mosquito RV295: Took off for training flight. 09/10/1949
UP switch for undercarriage selected, instead for flaps when aircraft on the ground.
The tail wheel retracted damaging the guard wire support.
Crew: ???? Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/1940-1949
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jun-2018 13:44 Nepa Added
10-Jun-2018 17:46 Nepa Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source]
08-Jan-2019 18:32 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
27-Feb-2021 18:22 Anon. Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
13-Aug-2021 13:22 Next Updated [Time, Registration, Narrative, Operator]
11-Aug-2023 11:19 Nepa Updated [[Time, Registration, Narrative, Operator]]

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