ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165986
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| Date: | Friday 3 August 1945 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 40 |
| Owner/operator: | 87 (PR) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A52-605 |
| MSN: | (ex.NS681) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF stn Coomalie Creek, Northern Territory -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Coomalie Creek, NT |
Mosquito A52-605 (ex.NS681): Took off for operational travel flight 03/08/1945
Aircraft swung to port during 400ft take off at RAAF Coomalie Creek and ran into ditch.
Undercarriage collapsed then travelled approx 399 ft and burst into flames.
Crew:
S/Ldr (Aus.407576) Frederick James GILLESPIE (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/O (Aus.438623) Frank Alexander HAYMES (nav.) RAAF - injured
CRASH OF A MOSQUITO AT COOMALIE CREEK AIRFIELD, NT ON
Both were admitted to NWA HQ Sick Quarters and placed on the dangerously ill list, then later transferred to No 1 Medical Receiving Station. S/Ldr Gillespie died at 14:15 hrs on 5 August 1945 and was buried at the Adelaide River War Cemetery at 11:15 hrs the following day. F/O Haymes survived and was discharged from the RAAF on 5 June 1946.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a52.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2014 16:19 | Nepa | Added |
| 11-Aug-2014 13:47 | Holschtein | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2015 21:32 | QQ3 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2015 10:20 | DG333 | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Sep-2015 12:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2015 07:43 | BlB | Updated [Embed code] |
| 24-Oct-2015 14:06 | QQ3 | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2019 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-May-2021 21:37 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2021 22:23 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2021 16:10 | Quentin | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Dec-2021 22:10 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 11:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Jun-2022 16:15 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2024 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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