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| Date: | Friday 28 September 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A52-509 |
| MSN: | (ex.HR310) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF stn Labaun, Labaun Island, North Borneo -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Labaun Airstrip |
Mosquito A52-509 (ex.HR310): Swung and crashed on take-off on non-operational training flight. 28/09/1945
Crashed A1 side of RAAF Labaun. Converted to components.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.405748) Frederick Robert LETHBRIDGE (pilot) - Ok
W/O (Aus.6017) John Malcolm PERKINS (pass.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
ORB 1 Sqdn RAAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2010 07:24 | Nepa | Added |
| 28-Jan-2012 13:49 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2012 14:47 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2015 20:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2015 18:00 | INV | Updated [Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 24-Oct-2015 12:30 | Iwosh | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2015 11:37 | Iwosh | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2015 14:43 | INV | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2019 20:18 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2021 16:45 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2021 10:29 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 20-Jun-2021 09:58 | TB | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jun-2022 07:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country, ] |
| 23-Jun-2023 21:16 | Nepa | Updated |
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