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| Date: | Wednesday 14 April 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) |
| Registration: | NZ2382 |
| MSN: | (ex.HR339) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RNZAF stn Wigram, Canterbury. -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Wigram |
| RNZAF Taieri | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito NZ2382 (ex.HR339): Damaged at RNZAF Wigram when taxiing for a flight to RNZAF Taieri to be put into storage. 14/04/1948.
The aircraft sank into a hole on the airfield. Ground subsidence. Remained at Wigram until it was written off.
Crew:
F/Lt (????) BAILEY (pilot) RAF - Ok
W/O (NZ432034) Roger Musson CATTERMOLE (nav.) RNZAF - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzmosquito.htm
3. http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Airshows&action=display&thread=11415&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2011 09:24 | Nepa | Added |
| 15-Dec-2011 02:37 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Dec-2011 03:05 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Dec-2011 03:22 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Dec-2011 03:30 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Dec-2011 10:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Mar-2015 08:22 | Wilbur | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2015 08:27 | Z. Zeeland | Updated [Location, ] |
| 15-Jun-2015 20:09 | Messi | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2015 10:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2018 17:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Sep-2018 09:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 18-Sep-2019 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jan-2021 20:06 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Operator, ] |
| 28-Jul-2021 21:23 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 27-Sep-2021 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 27-Sep-2021 11:08 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 05-Oct-2021 10:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 10-Nov-2021 16:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 10-Nov-2021 16:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Nov-2021 22:28 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Jan-2022 09:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Jan-2022 22:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 07:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 23-Feb-2022 10:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
| 03-Mar-2022 07:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 16:01 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 16:03 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 06-May-2024 05:55 | Antonio | Updated [Source, ] |
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