Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 40 A52-93,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121448
 
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Date:Thursday 16 August 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:94 Sqn RAAF
Registration: A52-93
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAAF stn Wama Airstrip, Morotai Island, Netherlands East Indies. -   Indonesia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RAAF Wama airstrip.
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito A52-93 (94 Sqdn RAAF): Took off for a Ferry flight. 16/08/1945
Crashed on take-off at RAAF Wama Airstrip. Converted to components.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.400465) Neil Stanley FAIRBRIDGE (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/O (Aus.424839) Donald ANDERSON (nav.) RAAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://naa12.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Gallery151/dist/JGallery
3.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a52.shtml

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Apr-2011 04:48 Nepa Added
04-Sep-2015 08:35 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Oct-2015 07:05 Kraus Updated [Location, Narrative]
07-Mar-2016 08:53 Next Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative]
02-Jun-2021 17:56 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
14-Jun-2021 21:53 Anon. Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Operator]
24-Jun-2021 16:10 Anon. Updated [Location, Country, Operator]
09-Dec-2021 21:57 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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