Incident De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito FB Mk VI NZ2382,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139224
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 April 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF)
Registration: NZ2382
MSN: (ex.HR339)
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RNZAF stn Wigram, Canterbury. -   New Zealand
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RNZAF Wigram
Destination airport:RNZAF Taieri
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito NZ2382 (ex.HR339): Damaged at RNZAF Wigram when taxiing for a flight to RNZAF Taieri to be put into storage. 14/04/1948.
The aircraft sank into a hole on the airfield. Ground subsidence. Remained at Wigram until it was written off.
Crew:
F/Lt (????) BAILEY (pilot) RAF - Ok
W/O (NZ432034) Roger Musson CATTERMOLE (nav.) RNZAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//nz-serials/nz2301.shtml
3.http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Airshows&action=display&thread=11415&page=1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Oct-2011 09:24 Nepa Added
15-Dec-2011 02:37 angels one five Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative]
15-Dec-2011 03:05 angels one five Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]
15-Dec-2011 03:22 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
15-Dec-2011 03:30 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
19-Dec-2011 10:21 Nepa Updated [Operator]
05-Mar-2015 08:22 Wilbur Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
05-Mar-2015 08:27 Z. Zeeland Updated [Location]
15-Jun-2015 20:09 Messi Updated [Narrative]
31-Jul-2015 10:29 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
27-Aug-2018 17:42 Nepa Updated [Operator]
12-Sep-2018 09:57 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
18-Sep-2019 18:23 Nepa Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator]
29-Jan-2021 20:06 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Operator]
28-Jul-2021 21:23 Anon. Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator]
27-Sep-2021 10:15 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
27-Sep-2021 11:08 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
05-Oct-2021 10:36 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, Location]
10-Nov-2021 16:32 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator]
10-Nov-2021 16:32 Nepa Updated [Operator]
14-Nov-2021 22:28 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
16-Jan-2022 04:39 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
22-Jan-2022 09:18 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]
23-Jan-2022 22:47 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
04-Feb-2022 07:46 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
23-Feb-2022 10:28 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator]
03-Mar-2022 07:30 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
07-Jun-2022 16:01 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
07-Jun-2022 16:03 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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