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| Date: | Tuesday 19 August 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FU RAF |
| Registration: | TA597 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF stn Darwin, Northern Territory. -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Darwin, NT |
| RAAF Brisbane, QLD |
Mosquito TA597: Took off for Delivery flight to New Zealand. 19/08/1947
Crashed in Darwin airfield on takeoff during flight to New Zealand. As a result of an airspeed indicator problem the pilot abandoned the takeoff. The aircraft over ran the runway and collided with a tree.
The aircraft was later used for spare parts for other delivery flights.
Crew:???? 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. www.Mossie.org. Air Britain Historians.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2009 12:24 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Jan-2010 04:21 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2010 10:16 | NePa | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 29-Mar-2010 20:18 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Apr-2010 10:52 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 07-Oct-2011 01:41 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2015 13:16 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2015 19:37 | Iwosh | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 31-Jul-2015 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, ] |
| 10-Oct-2015 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Location, ] |
| 03-Apr-2019 14:05 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-Sep-2021 10:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 10:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 15:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 06-May-2024 08:58 | Antonio | Updated [Source, ] |
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