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| Date: | Sunday 27 January 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 87 (PR) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A52-609 |
| MSN: | (ex.NS726) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF stn Balikpapan airfield, East Kalimantan. -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Balikpapan |
| RAAF Parkes, NSW |
Mosquito A52-609: (ex.NS726) Tookoff for Ferry flight. 27/01/1946
Aircraft was destroyed when it swung on take-off at RAAF Balilpapau during a ferry flight from RAAF Labaun to RAAF Parkes NSW.
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a52.shtml
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 August 1945 | A52-609 | 87 (PR) Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAAF stn Coomalie Creek, Northern Territory. |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2011 07:41 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Jul-2013 07:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2015 21:33 | QQ3 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 10-Sep-2015 11:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Sep-2019 18:33 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-Jun-2021 16:27 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 03-Jun-2021 21:40 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2021 16:26 | Quentin | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 31-Aug-2022 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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