Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 35 RS706,
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Date:Tuesday 2 August 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 35
Owner/operator:14 Sqn RAF
Registration: RS706
MSN: CX-D
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Wahn, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen. -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Wahn (G)
Destination airport:RAF Wahn
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito RS706/D: Took off for Training flight /bombing practice. 02/08/1949
Returning from training bombing ended good show. Pilot on landing overshoot runway RAF Wahn and crashed. Damaged undercarriage and double engine.
Crew:
PII (???? ) RIDLAND (pilot) RAF - Ok 
???? (nav.) RAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt 
2.Blue Diamonds: The Exploits of 14 Squadron RAF 1945-2015
3.ORB 14 Sqdn RAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
28 September 1950 TK617 14 Sqn RAF 0 RAF stn Celle, Lower Saxony. w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Nov-2019 22:06 Nepa Added [Operator]
06-Mar-2020 20:13 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
25-May-2022 10:00 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
25-May-2022 10:03 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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