ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175598
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| Date: | Friday 8 July 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 41 |
| Owner/operator: | World Wide Aerial Surveys (Aust) Pty. Ltd. |
| Registration: | N1597V |
| MSN: | A52-313 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Broome Airport, Western Australia -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Broome airfield, WA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito N1597V (ex. RAAF A52-313) suffered a failure of the starboard engine over the desert but returned to Broome where Max Garroway decided to jettison the two drop tanks which were full of fuel. The starboard tank failed to release and the aircraft was landed with some difficulty. 8.7.1955
Crew:
Mr. Max GARROWAY (pilot) - Ok
Mr. Joe MULLEN (nav.) - Ok
Sources:
http://www.adastron.com/adastra/aircraft/misc/mosquito.htm
Morrison, D. 2000 The Last Working Aussie Mossies,
"Flightpath" Vol. 12 No. 1, Aug-Oct 2000
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2015 08:50 | T.T.Taylor | Added |
| 22-Apr-2015 09:24 | Taylor | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2015 09:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 10-Oct-2015 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 18-Feb-2019 16:30 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 19:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Jun-2022 21:32 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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