Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 40 A52-47,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121425
 
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Date:Saturday 10 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: A52-47
MSN: DHA3047
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAAF stn Williamtown, New South Wales -   Australia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAAF Williamtown, NSW
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito A52-47 (DHA3047): Took off for test flight. 10/02/1945
Crashed at RAAF Williamtown after undercarriage collapse on takeoff.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.408221) Ronald Albert HOSKING DFC (pilot) RAAF - Ok

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Mar-2011 13:20 Nepa Added
31-Jul-2014 16:04 Comet123 Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
23-Feb-2015 19:19 Fuxs Updated [Location, Departure airport]
16-Sep-2015 21:48 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Oct-2015 21:48 Faun Updated [Total occupants, Narrative]
31-Jul-2019 20:03 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
03-Jul-2021 20:14 Anon. Updated [Narrative, Operator]
03-Jul-2021 20:19 Anon. Updated [Nature, Narrative, Operator]
26-Nov-2021 17:43 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
21-Jun-2023 20:58 Nepa Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]]

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