Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 KB408,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152938
 
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Date:Saturday 9 December 1944
Time:21:10
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:142 Sqn RAF
Registration: KB408
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Gransden Lodge, Huntingdonshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Gransden Longe, Huntingdonshire
Destination airport:RAF Gransden Lodge
Narrative:
Mosquito KB48: Took off at 19:42 hrs. for mission to Berlin. 09/12/1944
Overshot landing in RAF Gransden Lodge at 21:10 hrs.
Crew:-
F/O (141088) John Leslie WHITWORTH (pilot) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1435157 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 March, 1943)
F/O (J/41419) William Alexander TULLOCH (nav.) RCAF - Ok

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=142
3. ORB 142 Sqdn RAF
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Feb-2013 03:18 Nepa Added
25-Jul-2014 15:32 Shout Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
04-Aug-2014 16:56 Froome Updated [Source, Narrative]
04-Sep-2015 21:18 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
05-Jul-2019 17:08 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
02-Aug-2022 08:14 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]
02-Aug-2022 22:45 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
04-Aug-2022 18:23 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]
18-Nov-2023 10:14 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
20-Nov-2023 09:03 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]

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