Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX KB231,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186615
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Tuesday 28 November 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX
Owner/operator:608 (County of York North Riding) Sqn RAF
Registration: KB231
MSN: 6T-W
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Downham Market, Norfolk, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Downham Market, Norfolk
Destination airport:RAF Downham Market
Narrative:
Mosquito KB231/W: Took off at 17:12 hrs for mission to Nurnberg. 28/11/1944
Above the target damaged by flak. Landing Ok at 21:40 hrs.
Crew:
S/Ldr (103.488) Cecil Ronald JACOBS DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (139.887) Peter Stanley HOBBS DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.kommando-welter.de
3.ORB 608 Sqdn RAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 October 1944 KB388 608 (County of York North Riding) Sqn RAF 0 RAF stn Downham Market, Norfolk, England w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Apr-2016 20:10 Nepa Added
10-Feb-2019 12:08 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, Operator]
02-Feb-2022 21:43 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org