Date:	Monday 5 February 1945
Time:	15:05
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25
Owner/operator:	16 OTU RAF
Registration:	KB469
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Barford St.John, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Barford St.John, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:	RAF Barford St John

Narrative:
Mosquito KB469: Took off at 15:00 hrs for a Night training solo flight. 05/02/1945
As the aircraft gathered speed, a swing to port developed and whilst corrective measures were taken the aircraft swung violently to starboard and ground looped, with the undercarriage folding as a consequence. Suffered a collapsed undercarriage.
Crew:
F/Lt (46669) Joseph Finlay MARSHALL DFC AFC (pilot) RAF - OK (NCO:524533 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 28 October, 1941)

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1945.htm
3.https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1945.pdf
4.https://aviationresearch.my-free.website/16-operational-training-unit-1940-1945
5.https://www.awm.gov.au/
6.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
18-May-2008 23:24	Nepa	Added
18-Feb-2010 13:44	NePa	Updated [Operator, Narrative]
02-Jan-2012 00:14	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
26-Feb-2012 06:28	Nepa	Updated [Location, Destination airport]
12-Jun-2014 15:02	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
18-Sep-2015 17:22	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
18-Sep-2015 17:23	Nepa	Updated [Damage]
26-May-2019 14:46	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
17-Nov-2020 21:16	Anon.	Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
30-Nov-2021 16:14	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]