Date:	Friday 2 June 1950
Time:
Type:	De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:	75 Sqn RNZAF
Registration:	NZ2337
MSN:	(ex.TE757)
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	No. 2 Hangar at RNZAF stn Ohakea, Manawatu 3 -   New Zealand
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RNZAF Ohakea, Manawatu
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito NZ2337: Built at Standard Motors. Previously Mosquito TE757 and delivered sometime between 27 May 1945 and 21 December 1945. Ferried from the United Kingdom by an RAF/RNZAF crew and Brought on Charge at Ohakea on 09 May 1947. Ferried to Woodbourne for storage shortly after arrival. Destroyed by fire in No.2 Hangar at Ohakea on 02/06/1950. An inspection lamp fell into an oil drip tray, starting a fire and the aircraft was on jacks so could not be moved to safety. Written off books at Ohakea. 05/07/1950

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-dh-998-mosquito-nz-2301-to-nz-2345-1946-to-1955
3.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//nz-serials/nz2301.shtml
https://fotoweb.airforcemuseum.co.nz/fotoweb/archives/5003-Search-the-Collection/Collection/OhOG7436-50.jpg.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Search-the-Collection%2F%3Fq%3Dmosquito
https://fotoweb.airforcemuseum.co.nz/fotoweb/archives/5003-Search-the-Collection/Collection/2010-307.180.jpg.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Search-the-Collection%2F%3Fq%3Dmosquito
https://fotoweb.airforcemuseum.co.nz/fotoweb/archives/5003-Search-the-Collection/Collection/2010-307.182.jpg.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Search-the-Collection%2F%3Fq%3Dmosquito

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
07-Oct-2011 01:40	Nepa	Added
13-Oct-2011 13:18	Nepa	Updated [Operator]
01-Dec-2012 03:09	angels one five	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
14-Apr-2013 16:57	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport]
25-Jul-2015 05:42	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type]
09-Mar-2019 21:30	Nepa	Updated [Location, Operator]
15-Sep-2019 20:09	Nepa	Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
18-Sep-2019 18:06	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Source, Operator]
03-Jul-2021 21:06	Anon.	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Operator]
27-Aug-2021 00:55	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, Departure airport]
27-Sep-2021 09:40	Nepa	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
27-Sep-2021 09:42	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
10-Nov-2021 16:22	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
16-Jan-2022 05:13	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]
22-Jan-2022 09:23	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type]
23-Jan-2022 07:27	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]
23-Jan-2022 22:45	Nepa	Updated [Location, Operator]
04-Feb-2022 07:48	Ron Averes	Updated [Departure airport]
04-Feb-2022 07:49	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]
13-Feb-2022 02:32	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]
23-Feb-2022 10:31	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator]
03-Mar-2022 07:33	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]
07-Jun-2022 15:55	Nepa	Updated [Location, Operator]
08-Aug-2023 10:46	Nepa	Updated [[Location, Operator]]
18-Mar-2024 20:43	Antonio	Updated [Source, Narrative]