ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72421
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 August 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | HJ978 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Little Rissington, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire |
| RAF Little Rissington | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito HJ978: Took off for a Training flight 27/08/1947.
The pilot was tasked with practising asymmetric (single engine) approaches to Little Rissington. During the sortie, he allowed the Mosquito's airspeed to fall below the critical airspeed for single engine approaches. The pilot realised that he may undershoot the runway, and judged that his Mosquito may strike an aircraft which was static at the marshalling point of the runway at Little Rissington.
Therefore, he decided to intentionally crash land his aircraft into a field adjacent to RAF Little Rissington, which he did. The plane damage Cat. E(FA)
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
3. RAF Little Rissington: The Central Flying School 1946-76
4. ORB CFS RAF : AIR 29/1788
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101498
6. https://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Little_Rissington#Central_Flying_School:_1946_to_1976
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2010 23:15 | NePa | Added |
| 06-Feb-2012 08:17 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2014 15:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2015 19:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2019 06:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 21:51 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Aug-2022 22:04 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
| 10-May-2023 19:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Departure airport, Operator]] |
| 10-May-2023 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [[[Departure airport, Operator]]] |
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