ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121555
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 June 1945 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 87 (PR) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A52-606 |
| MSN: | (ex.NS694) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | the east coast of North Keeling Island -
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Fairbairn, ACT |
| West Island airstrip |
Mosquito A52-606 (ex.NS694): Took off for flight to West Island airstrip. 13/06/1945
Bad weather caused fuel exhaustion resulting in forced landing North Keeling Island. The Australian Government website on the Pulu Keeling National Park Management Plan notes the following ‘A Second World War De Havilland Mosquito aircraft, A52-606, from 87 Sqdn, failed to reach West Island airstrip and crash landed on the east coast of North Keeling Island in June 1945. The aircrew survived. A section of the engine is still visible at the crash’ 13/06/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.407621) Ronald Hartley LONGSFORD DFC (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/O (Aus.441472) Thomas Jack TOZER (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a52.shtml
3.http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/publications/pulu-html/section5.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2011 14:36 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Jan-2013 12:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2015 21:24 | QQ3 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 22-Sep-2015 19:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport] |
| 24-Oct-2015 11:50 | Ing Edcker | Updated [Date, Time, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2019 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2021 08:49 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2021 16:12 | Quentin | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2024 22:07 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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