ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150879
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 May 1945 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 618 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR576 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Narromine, NSW |
| RAAF Richmond, NSW |
Mosquito HR576: Took off for Operational Test flight /Air test. 02/05/1945
The plane disintegrated on diving and in flames crashed into surrounding buildings in Petersham at 11:45 hrs. The aircraft disintegrated over the inner western Sydney suburbs of Leichhardt and Petersham during an air test. The crew of two were killed but fortunately no one on the ground was seriously injured by the falling debris of the Mosquito.
The Daily Telegraph of 3 May 1945 stated that two civilians were injured and a total of 18 properties were damaged. Five houses were set on fire by the falling debris.
It was suspected that a violent pull out from a power dive, with its associated high 'g' forces may have lead to the structural failure of the aircraft. The two crew members tried to bale out from the aircraft but they were not high enough for their parachutes to open.
Crew:
F/Lt (106025) David George ROCHFORD (pilot) RAFVR - killed
LAC (Aus.44485) Charles Broughton BOYDELL (pass) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/nsw20.htm
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.618 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2012 03:39 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Jul-2014 12:53 | J.Paco | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2014 21:32 | Paix | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2015 10:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 04-Oct-2015 07:58 | BlB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2019 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2022 22:05 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jan-2024 13:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-May-2024 07:57 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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