De Havilland Mosquito

Far East Birma Thailand 21-03-1944 Tuesday

Mosquito B Mk. 35 TT Mk. 35 RS709 HR113, picture taken 30-08-1963 Friday






History:
Mirisch Films Ltd, Bovington, July 11, 1963-1964.
- Registered as G-ASKA.
- Flew in movie 633 Squadron at Bovington, July 1963.
-- Flew as HR113/HT-D/G.
T.G. Mahaddie, Bovington, Aug. 1964.
Peter F. M. Thomas/Skyframe Museum, Staverton, Dec. 1963-1969.
- Flew in movie Mosquito Squadron at Bovington, June 1968.
Ed A. Jurist/Vintage Aircraft International, Nyack, NY, Aug. 1969-1971.
Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX, Dec. 1971-1975.
- Registered as N9797.
- Delivered Luton to Harlingen, TX, Dec. 11, 1971-Jan. 2, 1972.
David Tallichet/Yesterdays Air Force, Chino, CA, Apr. 1975-1979.
- Loaned to Combat Air Museum, Topeka, KS, 1976-1979.
Doug Arnold/Warbirds of GB, Blackbushe, Nov. 28, 1979-1983.
- Delivered from Topeka to Blackbushe, arriving Nov. 28, 1979.
- Registered as G-MOSI, Nov. 10, 1981.
- Rebuilt at Blackbushe.
- First flight Sept. 1983.
David Zeuschel, Van Nuys, CA, 1984.
USAFM, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, July 1984-2002.
- Delivered to USAFM via Prestwick, July 22, 1984.
- Displayed as USAAF Mk. PR.XVI/NS519/P.

1. De Havilland Mosquito Registry - A Warbirds Resource Group Site
2. John Crewdson Original Photo 633 SQUADRON de Havilland Mosquito HR113 (RS709) | eBay
3. Original 10x8" Press/Promotional Photograph 633 SQUADRON de Havilland Mosquito | eBay

Good shots!

MM424 FB Mk XVIII Mk18 February 1944

W4051 OF 1 PRU - 1941 U-YL
second DH98 Mosquito prototype (W4051) first flew as a photo-reconnaissance variant on 10th June 1941

1. https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/de-havilland-mosquito
2. RAF WW2 DH MOSQUITO W4051 OF 1 PRU - 1941 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH | eBay

Note the placing of serial number on the nose. September 1942

Date: Friday 9 July 1943
Time: 13:00
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III
Owner/operator: 17 AID RCAF
Registration: HJ866
MSN:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location: RCAF stn Amherst, Nova Scotia - Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature: Military
Departure airport: RCAF Amherst, NS
Destination airport: RCAF Amherst
Narrative:
Mosquito HJ866 (17 Air Inspection Depot): Took off for a Test flight. 09/07/1943
Port engine failed, pilot carried out wheelst up forced landing on base.
Crew:
F/Lt (118945) Colin Francis PONSFORD DFC (pilot) RAF: Ok
F/Lt ( 86651) Thomas Edward KNIGHT (Obs.) RAFVR: Ok

1. Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III HJ866, Friday 9 July 1943
2. RAF WW2 DH MOSQUITO SERIAL NO HJ866 - ORIGINAL LARGE PHOTOGRAPH | eBay

4 bladed propeller

Good shots!

Camera F.24 F.52 Fairchild K

Nice shots!

Snautzer01 said:

HT-E

Date:	Thursday 20 March 1952
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III
Owner/operator:	231 OCU RAF
Registration:	RR288
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	RAF stn Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England - United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF ???
Destination airport:	RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito RR288: Took off for night training flight. 20/03/1952
Swung off the runway on landing at night. The undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft came
to rest on the grass at the side of the runway at RAF Bassingbourn.
Crew: ???? Ok

1. de havilland mosquito Photo | eBay
2. Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III RR288,

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I know this is going back almost a year Snautzer, and certainly shouldn't take away from your mammoth effort, but the photo doesn't show the aircraft listed in the description, RR288. The photo shows T.III RR299, which crashed in 1996. Here's its data for accuracy's sake. The aircraft was the last flying Mosquito in the UK and its demise is sorely missed there. Hopefully the lack of a flying Mossie in Britain will be rectified in the near future.

Narrative:
The last airworthy de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T.Mk.III (G-ASKH /ex.RR299) crashed on 21/07/1996.
1 mile west of Manchester Barton Airport (EGCB) during an air display. Both occupants were killed (pilot Kevin MOORHOUSE and engineer Steve WATSON). According to the following extract from the official AAIB report on the accident.
"The aircraft left Hawarden at 11:30 hrs on 21 July and flew to Barton Airfield where, after a short period holding off, the pilot started his display routine at 11:56 hrs. The main display axis was along Runway 09/27. The routine consisted of a series of non-aerobatic manoeuvres such as climbs, descents, medium turns, level flight at 220 to 240 knots, along the display axis, not below 100 feet angle and 'wing overs'; the latter is a manoeuvre which involves the aircraft reversing its course by climbing and rolling to the left or right.

The weather was fine, the surface wind was generally from the south at 9 knots and the temperature was 26 degrees C; the wind at 2,000 feet was 240 degrees and 10 knots. The display was nearing its conclusion with a flypast along the display axis from east to the west followed by a steep climb into a 'wing over' to the right during which control of the aircraft was lost.

The aircraft was then observed to complete a number of uncontrolled manoeuvres before control appeared to have been regained, but at too low a height to prevent impact with the ground".

Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-ASKH was cancelled by the CAA on 16-12-1996 as "destroyed".

The inquest one year after the accident found that a historic problem with this aircraft (engine cutting out during negative g) is what caused the left engine to temporarily but fatally cut out during the wing over. It was an engineer from the second world war that provided us with this information. Both men are sadly missed.


Accident investigation:

A very sad end, with a bit of a personal connection.
I should have been on duty with the fire and rescue crew the day of the crash ( at that time, I was one of a number of volunteer fire crew at Barton), as I had covered the annual air show for a number of years at that point, as well as overlooking ground movements and aircraft marshalling.
For the first time in many years, I missed the air show, as I was on holiday with my then wife and toddler daughter.
Needless to say, I was shocked and saddened when I received a 'phone call informing me of the tragedy.
Worse still, when I spoke to the fire crew who attended, and heard their descriptions of the crash scene, I was thankful that I hadn't been there, and sorry that they had to witness that scene - it wasn't nice.