ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140079
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 March 1945 |
| Time: | 22:54 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB354 |
| MSN: | XD-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Upwood, Huntingdonshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Upwood |
Mosquito KB354: Took off at 19:14 hrs for mission to Bremen. 27/03/1945
Overshot landing RAF Upwood on return to base. Crew approach fast on landing and ended up in the bomb dump at 22:54 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (143234) David William RHYS DFC (pilot) RAFVR - seriously injured (NCO:1067708 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 18 May, 1943)
F/O (J/43629) F.J. KENNELLY (nav.) RCAF - seriously injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=139
3.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2011 04:10 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Mar-2012 09:14 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2013 11:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2014 14:27 | DG333 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2015 17:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2016 17:12 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2016 11:39 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2016 11:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2021 18:13 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 17:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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