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| Date: | Wednesday 16 May 1945 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 87 (PR) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A52-601 |
| MSN: | (ex.NS659) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAAF stn Darwin, Northern Territory. -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Coomalie Creek, NT |
| RAAF Darwin, NT |
Mosquito A52-601 (ex.NS659) Forced landing at RAAF Darwin due to a glycol leak.16/05/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.405243) Walter Spencer BELL (pilot) RAAF - Ok
W/O (Aus.5846) Ralph Arthur STRANGE (pilot) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a52.shtml
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2015 19:18 | Nepa | Added |
| 03-Nov-2015 15:20 | INV | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2019 18:17 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2021 08:42 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2021 09:46 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 09-Dec-2021 22:18 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 11:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 16:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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