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
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Location:	near Tumut, New South Wales. -   Australia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Camden airfield, NSW
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
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 

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

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

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