ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82986
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| Date: | Monday 16 April 1945 |
| Time: | 10:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A52-501 |
| MSN: | (ex.HR304) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kingaroy Bombing Range near RAAF stn Kingaroy, Queensland -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Kingaroy, QLD |
Mosquito A52-501 (ex.HR304): Took off for training flight. 16/04/1945
Crashed and burnt when mainframe failed during a steep dive whilst practising dive bombing.16/04/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.400491) Leigh RULE (pilot) RAAF - killed
P/O (Aus.443510) Kenneth Ernest SPARKES (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a52.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2010 07:24 | Nepa | Added |
| 03-Apr-2011 15:03 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2015 18:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2015 08:43 | Oezil | Updated [Time] |
| 13-May-2019 15:43 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jun-2021 16:42 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2021 15:18 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jul-2021 22:12 | Faun | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 04-Jul-2021 08:37 | TB | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2021 17:47 | Next | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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