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| Date: | Tuesday 11 March 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | Survey Flt RAAF |
| Registration: | A52-603 |
| MSN: | ex. NS679 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF stn Fairbairn, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Fairbairn, ACT |
Mosquito A52-603 (ex.NS679): Crashed on take-off RAAF Fairbairn. 11/03/1947. Converted to components.
Mosquito A52-603 also swung on take-off and came to rest on its belly. On this occasion the crew comprised F/Lt Sel Cutler and newly promoted F/Lt Batzloff, at the time a spare navigator on the (Survey) Squadron. Again both men were not injured. The tendency to swing on take-off was a well known Mk XVI trait, sometimes caused by failure of the boost aneroid.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.435566) Selwyn Herbert CUTLER (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/Lt (Aus.440593) Douglas William BATZLOFF (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a52.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2011 13:04 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-Apr-2011 07:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 22-Jan-2015 21:19 | QQ3 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2015 21:35 | Quentin | Updated [Location, ] |
| 31-Jul-2015 17:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 22-Sep-2015 19:12 | Ing Edcker | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 02-Jan-2019 21:23 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2021 22:09 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2021 22:11 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2021 16:08 | Quentin | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-Jun-2021 22:43 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 19-Nov-2021 18:01 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 09:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 17:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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