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This is a repaint of Mosquito FB.40 A52-70 from 5. O.T.U. RAAF Williamtown lost on 16 April 1945 near Barrington Tops, Australia..

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Installation instructions are as follows.

Copy the Files into your \Ubi Soft\IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles\PaintSchemes\Skins\HurricaneMkIIc.

Painted by RAF_Loke.

Template by FBS.

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The plane was flown by Pilot FLT A Warren and FOFF G Bidstrup.
George Fergusson Bidstrup, is a decent to one of my wifes ancestors, who emigrated to Australia in about 1845.

A52-70n/aFB.4014/03/45 2 AD. 04/04/45 5 OTU. 16/04/45 One of four
 Mosquitoes on a routine cross-country flight to Moree, A52-70 did not
 return to Williamtown. Search aircraft failed to locate A52-70. In 01/46
 wreckage was discovered in the Barrington Tops National Park and a
 coroner's inquest decided A52-70 had flown into trees during fog or cloud.
 (Lever p.60). Crew: Pilot FLT A Warren and FOFF G Bidstrup were
 killed.FMI: http://www.adf-serials.com/2a52.shtml


A propeller, ailerons and machine gun recovered from Mosquito A52-70 lost on 16 April 1945 near Barrington Tops, now on display at the Barrington Tops Guest House.

FMI: www.museum.wa.gov.au/collections/maritime/march/fallenangels/nsw/tims_report.doc