ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121665
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| Date: | Friday 17 January 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | Survey Flt RAAF |
| Registration: | A52-620 |
| MSN: | (ex.RG151) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF stn Parafield, South Australia -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Parafield, SA |
Mosquito A52-620 (ex.RG151) Crashed on take-off at RAAF Parafield airstrip.17/01/1947
Swung to the left after 100 yards of takeoff run, undercarriage collapsed .
On 17 January 1947 Mosquito A52-620 swung on take-off at Parafield, South Australia, its undercarriage collapsed and before it came to rest the port propeller had been wrenched off and the mainplane extensively damaged. The crew escaped uninjured. SOC 28/01/1947
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.412976) Frank “Ted” LANGFORD DFC (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/O (Aus.440593) Douglas William "Doug" BATZLOFF (nav.) RAAF - Ok
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2011 14:02 | Nepa | Added |
| 10-Dec-2011 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2014 15:00 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 07:58 | Siczak | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 31-Jul-2015 11:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Sep-2015 19:18 | Django | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 03-Jan-2019 12:24 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jan-2019 12:46 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2020 21:58 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 02-Jun-2021 16:53 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2021 17:06 | Quentin | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Nov-2021 17:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 08-Jun-2022 00:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Jun-2022 08:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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