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| Date: | Wednesday 26 March 1947 |
| Time: | c. 12:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) |
| Registration: | TE746 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sydney Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Darwin, Northern Territory |
| RAAF Garbutt /Townsville QLD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The ex-RAF Mosquito had been purchased by the RNZAF and was on its delivery flight to New Zealand. Mosquito TE746 left RAAF Darwin in company with Mosquito TE927 at 09:08 hrs on 26/03/1947.
Both aircraft were reported overdue in bad weather at 12:35hrs but TE927 landed at Macrossan shortly after 13:00hrs. Flying through a tropical storm over the Gulf of Carpentaria Mosquito TE746 crashed in shallow water just off the northern tip of Sydney Island. The wreckage of the aircraft was found on 03/04/1947.
Crew:
W/Cdr (37853) Bertie Rex O'Bryan HOARE DSO DFC (pilot) RAF - killed.
P/O (194362) Walter COLVIN (nav.) RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzmosquito.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2009 05:31 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Nov-2009 01:58 | NePa | Updated |
| 19-Jan-2010 10:16 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2010 20:14 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2010 05:04 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2011 21:45 | angels one five | Updated [Source, ] |
| 05-Apr-2011 05:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2014 03:10 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Aug-2014 18:34 | R.Giggs | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Dec-2014 13:11 | Paco | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Jun-2015 19:31 | Oezil | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 31-Jul-2015 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, ] |
| 21-Oct-2018 05:27 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-May-2019 21:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 19-Nov-2021 18:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2023 21:59 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 25-Jun-2023 10:05 | Nepa | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2024 13:02 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-Feb-2024 07:37 | Antonio | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 17-Mar-2024 08:17 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2024 08:58 | Antonio | Updated [Country, Source, ] |
| 23-May-2024 10:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Sep-2024 03:25 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Nov-2024 23:36 | angels one five | Updated [Country, ] |
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