Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 KA968,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152257
 
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Date:Monday 16 April 1945
Time:
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:45 (Atlantic Ferry) Gp TC RAF
Registration: KA968
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing - Atlantic Ocean. -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RCAF Gander, Newfoundland
Destination airport:RAF Prestwick (UK)
Narrative:
Mosquito KA968: Took off for ferry flight RCAF Gander - RAF Prestwick. 16/04/1945
Missing /Vanished without trace.
Crew:
F/Lt (P.1918) Jerzy Waclaw WIELONDEK (pol.pilot) PAF - killed
F/Lt (P.2092) Marian ZAJAC (pol.nav.) PAF - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Jan-2013 05:53 Nepa Added
22-Jul-2014 08:17 Juan P.Paco Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Narrative]
06-Apr-2015 09:57 QQ3 Updated [Location]
24-Sep-2015 05:56 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
02-Feb-2016 15:10 Heil Updated [Operator]
23-Oct-2019 14:20 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
20-Sep-2021 15:53 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
15-Jun-2022 10:23 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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