ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173201
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 October 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 41 |
| Owner/operator: | 87 (PR) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A52-304 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF stn Fairbairn, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Fairbairn, ACT |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito A52-304: Took off from RAAF Fairbairn in when the port engine failed, necessitating an immediate belly landing from which he walked away. 16/10/1951
And really finally this time – the end of A52-304 in 1951 with Ted Mackenzie and I aboard. It was an engine failure on take off caused by failure of the engine harness. I remember seeing the starboard engine propeller folding up as we belly landed straight ahead. It seemed to take us ages to get out of the aircraft: the first person on the scene was a PMG truck driver who saw our end as he drove up Majura Road. To our surprise he remarked that we were out of the aircraft before it came to a halt!
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.413882) Arthur Edward Lynch McKENZIE (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/Lt (Aus.O33221) Walter Ivan PRETTY (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.aussiemossie.asn.au/index_files/Page990.htm
3.http://www.adastron.com/adastra/people/ted-mckenzie.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2015 21:12 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 21-Mar-2015 10:19 | DB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 23-Jul-2015 19:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 22-Sep-2015 19:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 16-Jun-2021 10:20 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2021 22:28 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 09:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Jun-2022 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
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