Mosquito NF.30 NT545 at Leeming airfield.
On 17th June 1947 this No.228 Operational Conversion Unit aircraft swung on landing at Leeming, the pilot overcorrected the swing and eventually the undercarriage collapsed.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Mosquito NT545 was built by De Havilland at Leavesden and was taken on charge as new by 456 squadron in April 1945. It then swiftly passed to 54 O.T.U. but the date it was taken on charge is not stated on the AM Form 78. On 28th July 1945 it suffered a Cat.Ac/FA mishap but no details are known as to what happened. It was repaired on site and returned to 54 O.T.U. On 9th July 1946 it appears to have had a Cat.Ac damage assessment made against it which again saw a repair on site made and it returned to 54 O.T.U.. Both 54 O.T.U. and 13 O.T.U. combined to form 228 O.C.U. in April 1947 but the transfer is not recorded on the aircraft's AM Form 78. As a result of the mishap at Leeming on 17th June 1947 Cat.B/FA damage was the initial damage assessment, this was upgraded to Re-Cat.E2/FA damage on 17th July 1947 and it was struck off charge.