RNZAF DH98 Mosquito

History Listing

The following table is a compilation from a number of sources. It was prepared for my own use, and as such should be considered a work in progress rather than a definitive listing. I cannot guarantee any of the details. But as I have had a number of requests regarding some of the data I have posted the table. A significant portion of the details come from P.C.Connor's articles published in the Journal of the Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand in Vol 28/4 (1985), Vol 29/1 and Vol 29/2 (1986).

Model	Serial	Builder			Serial	Delivered	Coded	Subsequent ID	Notes (Fate)
T.III	LR578	DH (Leavesden)	A52-1015	mod. Bankstown	NZ2301	Nov 8, 1946			reduced to components, Hobsonville, Jan 27, 1948
T.III	HJ968	DH (Leavesden)	A52-1006	mod. Bankstown	NZ2302	Nov 8, 1946			sold GSB tender May 1953, purchaser unknown
T.III	HJ960	DH (Leavesden)	A52-1005	mod. Bankstown	NZ2303	Nov 8, 1946
T.III	HJ893	DH (Leavesden)	A53-1003	mod. Bankstown	NZ2304	Nov 11, 1946			sold GSB tender May 1953, purchaser unknown
T.43	A52-19	DH (Bankstown)	A52-1053	mod. Bankstown	NZ2305	Apr 2, 1947			sold GSB tender May 1953, purchaser unknown, to R.Coleman, 1967 to MoTaT. under rebuild MoTaT (Auckland)
T.43	A52-17	DH (Bankstown)	A52-1052	mod. Bankstown	NZ2306	Apr 8, 1947	YC-Y		GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up
T.43	A52-16	DH (Bankstown)	A52-1051	mod. Bankstown	NZ2307	Jun 13, 1947
T.43	A52-20	DH (Bankstown)	A52-1054	mod. Bankstown	NZ2308	Jun 13, 1947	YC-Z		GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up, components in use for rebuild Glyn Powell (Auckland)
FB.40	A52-101	DH (Bankstown)			NZ2320	Dec 18, 1946			reduced to spares, Aug 19, 1950
FB.VI	TE912	Standard Motors			NZ2321	Jan 23, 1947
FB.VI	TE925	Standard Motors			NZ2322	Jan 23, 1947		INST156 (Sep 1952)	reduced to spares, Woodbourne, Sep 1953
FB.VI	TE862	Standard Motors			NZ2323	Jan 23, 1947	YC-J	INST155 (Sep 1952)	reduced to spares, Woodbourne, Sep 1953
FB.VI	TE861	Standard Motors			NZ2324	Jan 23, 1947	YC-E	INST157 (Sep 1952)	reduced to spares, Woodbourne, Sep 1953
FB.VI	TE913	Standard Motors			NZ2325	Feb 5, 1947	YC-A		written off - landing accident, Ohakea Jul 13, 1950.
FB.VI	TE739	Standard Motors			NZ2326	Mar 28, 1947	YC-B	INST148 (Mar 1951)	GSB Tender No.5674 Nov 1954, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	TE751	Standard Motors			NZ2327	Mar 28, 1947	YC-M
FB.VI	TE758	Standard Motors			NZ2328	Mar 28, 1947	YC-C		GSB Tender No.4981 May 1953, sold Aircraft Supplies Ltd, PN.?. sold T.L Haymen, sold J.W. Clark. stored Ferrymead Aeronautical Society (Christchurch)
FB.VI	TE765	Standard Motors			NZ2329	Apr 2, 1947	YC-A		written off - landing accident, Ohakea, Sep 18, 1950.
FB.VI	TE927	Standard Motors			NZ2330	Apr 8, 1947			crashed near Himatangi Beach, Aug 27, 1948
FB.VI	TE864	Standard Motors			NZ2331	Apr 16, 1947	YC-D		crashed 1 mile NE Woodbourne, Mar 23, 1952
FB.VI	TE905	Standard Motors			NZ2332	Apr 16, 1947			sold GSB tender May 1953, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	TE755	Standard Motors			NZ2333	Apr 22, 1947			sold GSB tender May 1953, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	TE830	Standard Motors			NZ2334	Apr 22, 1947	YC-L		GSB Tender No.4981 May 1953, sold Aircraft Supplies Ltd, PN.
FB.VI	TE766	Standard Motors			NZ2335	Apr 24, 1947			damaged by fire, Ohakea. Written off Sep 22, 1950
FB.VI	TE910	Standard Motors			NZ2336	Apr 24, 1947	YC-B		GSB Tender No.6326 Jun 1956, sold J.R. Smith, Upper Moutere. Currently stored John Smith (Mapua)
FB.VI	TE757	Standard Motors			NZ2337	May 8, 1947	YC-F		destroyed in hangar fire, Ohakea, June 2, 1950
FB.VI	TE887	Standard Motors			NZ2338	May 8, 1947	YC-F	INST158 (Sep 1952)	reduced to spares, Woodbourne, Sep 1953
FB.VI	TE885	Standard Motors			NZ2339	May 10, 1947			GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up
FB.VI	TE878	Standard Motors			NZ2340	May 10, 1947			GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up
FB.VI	TE874	Standard Motors			NZ2341	May 19, 1947
FB.VI	TE888	Standard Motors			NZ2342	May 19, 1947
FB.VI	TE752	Standard Motors			NZ2343	May 27, 1947
FB.VI	TE876	Standard Motors			NZ2344	May 27, 1947			GSB Tender No.4981 May 1953, sold Aircraft Supplies Ltd, PN.
FB.VI	TE881	Standard Motors			NZ2345	May 27, 1947			GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up
FB.VI	PZ185	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2346	Jun 24, 1947
FB.VI	PZ403	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2347	Jun 24, 1947
FB.VI	TE883	Standard Motors			NZ2348	Jun 24, 1947			sold GSB tender May 1953, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	TE880	Standard Motors			NZ2349	Jul 16, 1947	YC-G		sold GSB tender May 1953, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	PZ330	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2350	Jul 16, 1947		INST123 (Aug 4, 1947)	GSB Tender No.4932 Feb 1953, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	TA479	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2351	Jul 22, 1947		INST124 (Aug 12, 1947)	GSB Tender No.4934 Feb 1953, Fuselage only, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	TE911	Standard Motors			NZ2352	Jul 22, 1947			sold GSB tender May 1953, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	PZ313	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2353	Aug 1, 1947
FB.VI	RF837	Standard Motors			NZ2354	Aug 1, 1947
FB.VI	TE863	Standard Motors			NZ2355	Aug 21, 1947			GSB Tender No.4981 May 1953, sold Aircraft Supplies Ltd, PN.?. sold T.L Haymen, to E. Packer, stored RNZAF (Christchurch)
FB.VI	TE875	Standard Motors			NZ2356	Aug 21, 1947
FB.VI	RS670	Airspeed			NZ2357	Aug 30, 1947			GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up
FB.VI	RS693	Airspeed			NZ2358	Aug 30, 1947			GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up
FB.VI	PZ237	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2359	Sep 6, 1947
FB.VI	TA578	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2360	Sep 6, 1947			GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up
FB.VI	TE869	Standard Motors			NZ2361	Sep 12, 1947			GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up
FB.VI	PZ310	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2362	Sep 6, 1947
FB.VI	RS504	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2363	Sep 20, 1947
FB.VI	RF719	Standard Motors			NZ2364	Sep 20, 1947
FB.VI	PZ297	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2365	Oct 4, 1947
FB.VI	RF856	Standard Motors			NZ2366	Oct 4, 1947
FB.VI	RF709	Standard Motors			NZ2367	Oct 20, 1947
FB.VI	PZ277	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2368	Oct 20, 1947		INST159	reduced to spares, Woodbourne Nov 26, 1953
FB.VI	RF908	Standard Motors			NZ2369	Oct 22, 1947			GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up
FB.VI	TA491	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2370	Oct 22, 1947
FB.VI	TA577	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2371	Dec 8, 1947			GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up
FB.VI	RF935	Standard Motors			NZ2372	Dec 8, 1947
FB.VI	TA373	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2373	Dec 18, 1947
FB.VI	TE856	Standard Motors			NZ2374	Dec 18, 1947			GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up
FB.VI	RS646	Airspeed			NZ2375	Jan 20, 1948
FB.VI	TA385	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2376	Jan 20, 1948			GSB Tender No.6326 Nov 1956, sold Ansa Orchard Equipment Co., Upper Moutere, broken up
FB.VI	RF885	Standard Motors			NZ2377	Feb 12, 1948
FB.VI	RF903	Standard Motors			NZ2378	Feb 12, 1948
FB.VI	RF753	Standard Motors			NZ2379	Mar 13, 1948
FB.VI	PZ392	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2380	Mar 13, 1948
FB.VI	PZ413	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2381	Mar 24, 1948		ZK-BCT (Sep 2, 1953)	GSB Tender No.4980 May 1953, sold Aircraft Supplies Ltd, PN.
FB.VI	HR339	Standard Motors			NZ2382	Mar 24, 1948			GSB Tender No.4980 May 1953, , purchaser unknown, recovered Pigeon Bay, stored Ferrymead Aeronautical Society (Christchurch)
FB.VI	RF597	Standard Motors			NZ2383	Mar 24, 1948		ZK-BCU (Sep 2, 1953)	GSB Tender No.4980 May 1953, sold Aircraft Supplies Ltd, PN. components stored RNZAF
FB.VI	PZ474	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2384	Apr 3, 1948		ZK-BCV (Sep 2, 1953)	GSB Tender No.4980 May 1953, sold Aircraft Supplies Ltd, PN. Exported Feb 1954, to N9909F, components stored Sweden?
FB.VI	PZ444	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2385	Apr 3, 1948		ZK-BCW (Sep 2, 1953)	GSB Tender No.4980 May 1953, sold Aircraft Supplies Ltd, PN.
FB.VI	RF849	Standard Motors			NZ2386	Apr 9, 1948		ZK-BCX (Sep 2, 1953)	GSB Tender No.4980 May 1953, sold Aircraft Supplies Ltd, PN.
FB.VI	PZ200	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2387	Apr 9, 1948		ZK-BCY (Sep 2, 1953)	GSB Tender No.4980 May 1953, sold Aircraft Supplies Ltd, PN.
FB.VI	RF882	Standard Motors			NZ2388	May 1, 1948			GSB Tender No.4641 Mar 1952, Fuselage only, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	RF910	Standard Motors			NZ2389	May 1, 1948			GSB Tender No.4641 Mar 1952, Fuselage only, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	PZ254	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2390	May 25, 1948			GSB Tender No.4641 Mar 1952, Fuselage only, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	RS599	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2391	May 25, 1948			sold GSB tender May 1953, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	TA485	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2392	Jun 8, 1948			GSB Tender No.4641 Mar 1952, Fuselage only, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	TA383	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2393	Aug 10, 1948			GSB Tender No.4641 Mar 1952, Fuselage only, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	SZ994	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2394	Oct 1, 1948		INST140 (June 19, 1950)	GSB Tender No.4933 Feb1953, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	PZ446	DH (Hatfield)			NZ2395	Nov 4, 1948?			GSB Tender No.4641 Mar 1952, Fuselage only, purchaser unknown
FB.VI	RF595	Standard Motors			NZ2396	Dec 1, 1948		INST129 (1949)	reduced to spares, Ohakea, Sep 1951
FB.VI	HR375	Standard Motors			not allocated				crashed, Gulf of Cutch, Aug 27, 1947
FB.VI	PZ196	DH (Hatfield)			not allocated				crashed on takeoff, Mingaladon, Nov 26, 1947
FB.VI	TA597	DH (Hatfield)			not allocated				crashed on takeoff, Darwin, Aug 19, 1947
FB.VI	TE746	Standard Motors			not allocated				crashed, Gulf of Carpentaria, Mar 26, 1947

Abbreviations: DH - De Havilland, GSB - Government Stores Board

Nine more aircraft (for a total of 19) were to go to Aircraft Supplies Ltd of Palmerston North. The company ceased trading in 1955 and it is unclear how many of the tendered aircraft were actually taken. The remainder of the aircraft without a listed fate were tendered between May 1953 and April 1956. Six aircraft are known to have gone to Mr C. Horell of Ashburton.