Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 KB561,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139244
 
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Date:Thursday 25 October 1945
Time:18:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25
Owner/operator:109 Sqn RAF
Registration: KB561
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Wickenby, Lincolnshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:RAF Wickenby
Narrative:
Mosquito KB561: Took off for Training mission. 25/10/1945
Tyre burst. Swung on landing and undercarriage collapsed RAF Wickenby. 
Crew:
F/Lt (145151) Eric Gordon APPLEBY DFC (pilot) RAFVR: were unhurt
???? (nav.) RAF - were unhurt

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs
3. ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8421164

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Oct-2011 14:14 Nepa Added
25-Jul-2014 17:11 Oezil Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Sep-2015 08:35 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
17-Mar-2016 11:10 Next Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
05-Sep-2018 19:30 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator]
05-Sep-2018 20:28 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
21-Oct-2019 17:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
22-Oct-2019 18:52 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
27-Oct-2019 20:44 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
19-Feb-2020 22:04 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator]
07-Aug-2021 20:13 BlBE Updated [Time, Operator]
30-Jun-2022 20:52 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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