Date:	Thursday 16 May 1946
Time:	14:35
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III
Owner/operator:	54 OTU RAF
Registration:	TW102
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn East Moor, near Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito TW102: Take off at 14:35 hrs, the pupil was being tested by an instructor. 16/05/1946
On take-off the aircraft entered a swing to port when travelling at around 60 mph after the pupil applied power to quickly. The instructor took over control but as the aircraft was nearing a parked aircraft he swung the aircraft to starboard during which the undercarriage collapsed.
The instructor was a very experienced pilot and whilst the incident was probably could have been corrected earlier had he taken control, no disciplinary action was taken. The aircraft's undercarriage collapsed after the student pilot opened up too quickly causing the aircraft to swing on take off.
Crew:
S/Ldr (116.778) Denis Charles Leslie WEBBER DFC (pilot instr) RAF - Ok.
F/Sgt (1625352) George STOTT (pilot u/t) RAF - Ok.

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 54 OTU RAF
3. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/yorksother/tw102.html
4. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain.
5. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1985, p.50)
6. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.145
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_East_Moor#Royal_Air_Force_use
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Operational_Training_Units

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
31-Jan-2010 02:49	NePa	Added
06-Feb-2012 07:58	Nepa	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
28-May-2014 17:12	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
28-Oct-2014 16:21	Digger	Updated [Narrative]
04-Jan-2015 22:02	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]
24-Aug-2015 19:09	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
26-May-2019 16:16	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
12-Nov-2019 22:40	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source]
12-Nov-2019 22:45	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source]
15-Jul-2021 20:20	Next	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator]
15-Jul-2021 20:21	Anon.	Updated [Source, Operator]
15-Jul-2021 20:35	Anon.	Updated [Operator]
16-Jul-2021 10:47	TB	Updated [Operator]
18-Jul-2021 12:18	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category]
19-Jul-2021 17:10	TB	Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator]
19-Jul-2021 18:25	Anon.	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
28-Nov-2021 22:27	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]