ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175602
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| Date: | Friday 11 January 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 41 |
| Owner/operator: | World Wide Aerial Surveys (Aust) Pty. Ltd. |
| Registration: | VH-WWS |
| MSN: | ex.A52-313 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Tumut, New South Wales. -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Camden airfield, NSW |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito N1597V (ex. RAAF A52-313) Registered as VH-WWS was engaged in photography at 25,000 feet near Tumut when the cabin hatch flew off. 11/01/1957
Crew:
Mr. Ken ROWLANDS (pilot) - Ok
Mr. ROWNEY (nav.) - Ok
Mr. Kevin PAVLICH (cameraman) - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.http://www.adastron.com/adastra/aircraft/misc/mosquito.htm
3.Morrison, D. 2000 The Last Working Aussie Mossies,
4."Flightpath" Vol. 12 No. 1, Aug-Oct 2000
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 December 1956 | VH-WWS | World Wide Aerial Surveys (Aust) Pty. Ltd. | 0 | Camden airfield, New South Wales | |
min |
| 28 December 1956 | VH-WWS | World Wide Aerial Surveys (Aust) Pty. Ltd. | 0 | Camden airfield, New South Wales | |
min |
| 29 January 1957 | VH-WWS | World Wide Aerial Surveys (Aust) Pty. Ltd. | 0 | near Mascot airfield, New South Wales | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2015 09:17 | T.T.Taylor | Added |
| 21-Jul-2015 09:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2015 21:05 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 26-Feb-2019 21:50 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2021 10:47 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2023 09:25 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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