ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180964
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| Date: | Friday 3 August 1945 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 87 (PR) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A52-609 |
| MSN: | (ex.NS726) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAAF stn Coomalie Creek, Northern Territory. -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Coomalie Creek NT |
| RAAF Coomalie Creek |
Mosquito A52-609 (ex.NS726): Took off at 08:15 hrs for Photo Rec.Flores mission. 03/08/1945
Returned early from Soembawa with fuel trouble. Landing Ok at 11:15 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.413715) George Chester HENRY (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/O (Aus.418505) John Cyril JORDAN (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a52.shtml
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.ORB 87 Sqdn RAAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 January 1946 | A52-609 | 87 (PR) Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAAF stn Balikpapan airfield, East Kalimantan. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2015 10:39 | Nepa | Added |
| 26-Oct-2019 18:56 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2021 21:10 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2021 21:34 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2021 09:33 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2021 16:27 | Quentin | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Dec-2021 22:08 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 11:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Jun-2022 16:17 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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