ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74017
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 September 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 10 MU RAF |
| Registration: | HR199 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire |
| RAF Hullavington | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito HR199: Took off of test flight. 24/09/1947
At the completion of the sortie, and upon return to base the pilot could not get the undercarriage of the Mosquito to lower and lock down. After trying all the required procedures to correct this (including "cycling" the undercarriage by raising and lowering it), the pilot was left with no other option but to make a wheels-up belly landing at RAF Hullavington. The damage Cat. E(FA).
Crew: ???? Ok.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 10 MU RAF.
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
4. Royal Air Force Aircraft NA100-NZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101171
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Maintenance_units
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hullavington#Royal_Air_Force
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2010 22:07 | Nepa | Added |
| 02-Mar-2012 11:52 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2014 21:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2015 16:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2019 15:30 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 21:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2022 19:34 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-May-2023 17:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 08-May-2023 18:21 | Nepa | Updated [[[Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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