ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168625
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| Date: | Saturday 10 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 40 |
| Owner/operator: | De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd (DHA) |
| Registration: | A52-12 |
| MSN: | DHA3012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | De Havilland Aircraft factory Bankstown, New South Wales -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | De Havilland factory Bankstown, NSW |
| DHA factory Bankstown |
Mosquito A52-12: Crashed Bankstown NSW 10.06.1944 prior to RAAF Acceptance. (Not delivered to RAAF)
10/06/44 Crashed shortly after take off during pre-acceptance flight at the De Havilland factory Bankstown NSW. Due to wing flutter induced by high Gs and not the then common problem of poor glue bonding.
Crew:
F/Lt (ex.Aus.1347) Hubert Fowler BOSS - WALKER (test pilot) DHA - killed
S/Ldr (ex.Aus.261667) Peter Fabian Meredith ROCKINGHAM (pass./D.H. executive) DHA - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a52.htm
3.http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a52.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2014 15:12 | Juan P.Paco | Added |
| 11-Aug-2014 15:21 | J.Paco | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 14:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2015 13:16 | INV | Updated [Location] |
| 09-May-2019 13:38 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2019 09:11 | BrendanC | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2019 09:07 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jul-2021 12:06 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2021 21:56 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-May-2023 09:37 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 21-Jun-2023 20:40 | Nepa | Updated [[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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