ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121445
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| Date: | Thursday 29 November 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 40 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A52-75 |
| MSN: | DHA3075 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF stn Forest Hill, New South Wales -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Forest Hill, NSW |
| RAAF Rathmines, NSW |
Mosquito A52-75 (DHA3075) : Took off for passenger flight to RAAF Rathmines. 29/11/1945
Ground-looped on take-off causing the undercarriage to collapse at RAAF Forest Hill.
Accident due to the presence of grit in the boost control unit of the starboard inner engine.
Crew:
G/Cpt (Aus.O358) William Edwin TOWNSEND (pilot) RAAF - Ok
W/Cdr (Aus.O460) Gilbert Robert THURSTON DFC (pilot CO z 3 OTU Rathmines ) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a52.shtml
3.Crashed Wagga Wagga NSW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2011 03:55 | Nepa | Added |
| 04-Sep-2015 08:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2015 06:42 | QQ3 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2016 10:54 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2019 15:53 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2021 21:28 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2021 10:44 | TB | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Nov-2021 22:22 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Jun-2023 21:17 | Nepa | Updated [[Cn, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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