ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177272
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| Date: | Thursday 14 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 60 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | LR480 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Que Que, Midlands. -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Payne Field, Egypt |
| SAAF Pretoria |
Mosquito LR480: Took off at 04:00 hrs for a speed record attempt a flying from Cairo to Pretoria.14/12/1944
This flight ended in disaster when the plane went into a ditch at the end of a too short runway at Que Que (then southern Rhodesia). Extensive damage to the undercarriage and propellers took 20 months to repair. Once repaired, it was flown to Pretoria in August 1946 and placed in storage at 15 Air Depot until being presented to the Museum in 1948.
Crew:
Lt.Col. (102986) Owen Glynn DAVIES DFC (pilot) SAAF - Ok
Brigadier Peter HINGESTON DSO (pilot) SAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/15533286330
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 08:15 | QQ3 | Added |
| 25-Jun-2015 16:48 | Iwosh | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 05-Sep-2015 07:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 28-Mar-2018 09:54 | Nepa | Updated [Date] |
| 08-May-2019 16:08 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Nov-2021 21:44 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Nov-2021 22:03 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Apr-2022 09:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Apr-2022 10:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 15-Oct-2023 07:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location, Operator]] |
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