ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167326
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| Date: | Saturday 16 September 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 8 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | KB289 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 miles south-east of RCAF stn Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Greenwood, NS |
Mosquito KB289: Took off for a Training flight /navigation exercise no.4. 16/09/1944
The crew was flying in heavy clouds when returning to base.
The aircraft flew into the ground at 12 miles south-east of RCAF Annapolis Royal.
Crew:
P/O (172212) Albert Marie Louis Adhemar De STEENHAULT De WAERBEEK (belg.pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1299856) Claude Julien Victor Hilaire GROENSTEEN (belg.nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://torontoaviationhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/Mosquito-crashes-in-Canada.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2014 16:17 | Nepa | Added |
| 23-Jun-2014 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2014 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2015 10:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 08-Nov-2015 10:59 | Tu144 | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:21 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2021 20:05 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2022 17:36 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Oct-2023 21:04 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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