Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 KB619,
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Date:Monday 5 March 1945
Time:01:00
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:163 Sqn RAF
Registration: KB619
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito KB619: Taxied at 01:00 hrs into a ditch on RAF Wyton. 05/03/1945
Aircraft damaged beyond repair.
Crew:-Pilot : Flight Lieutenant J Watson RAF
Navigator : Squadron Leader Lloyd Gardener George RAAF Aus/400238

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 163 Sqdn RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Nov-2011 05:44 Nepa Added
30-Jan-2012 06:00 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
26-Jul-2014 21:31 Gerrard Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
18-Sep-2015 10:19 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
20-Oct-2019 07:54 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
03-Aug-2022 16:07 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
02-Feb-2024 14:34 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]

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