Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI A52-609,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121567
 
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Date:Sunday 27 January 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
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: Destroyed
Location:RAAF stn Balikpapan airfield, East Kalimantan. -   Indonesia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RAAF Balikpapan
Destination airport:RAAF Parkes, NSW
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mosquito A52-609: (ex.NS726) Tookoff for Ferry flight. 27/01/1946
Aircraft was destroyed when it swung on take-off at RAAF Balilpapau during a ferry flight from RAAF Labaun to RAAF Parkes NSW.
Crew: ???? Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

2.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a52.shtml

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
3 August 1945 A52-609 87 (PR) Sqn RAAF 0 RAAF stn Coomalie Creek, Northern Territory. min

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Apr-2011 07:41 Nepa Added
01-Jul-2013 07:41 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
22-Jan-2015 21:33 QQ3 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
10-Sep-2015 11:52 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
20-Sep-2019 18:33 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
02-Jun-2021 16:27 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
03-Jun-2021 21:40 Anon. Updated [Location, Operator]
16-Jun-2021 16:26 Quentin Updated [Operator]
31-Aug-2022 18:36 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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