Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 40 A52-55,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121424
 
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Date:Tuesday 6 February 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 40
Owner/operator:5 OTU RAAF
Registration: A52-55
MSN: DHA3055
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near RAAF stn Williamtown, New South Wales -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAAF Williamtown, NSW
Destination airport:RAAF Williamtown
Narrative:
Mosquito A52-55 (DHA3055): Took off for training flight. 06/02/1945.
Crash landed at RAAF Williamtown when coolant system failure caused the port engine to fail.
Crew:???? Ok

Sources:

http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a52.shtml
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Mar-2011 13:20 Nepa Added
29-Apr-2013 20:23 Nepa Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Sep-2015 21:46 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
29-Apr-2019 14:49 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
14-Jun-2021 20:59 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator]
26-Nov-2021 17:41 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
21-Jun-2023 21:01 Nepa Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]]

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