ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 104778
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX /F-8 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | KB131 |
| MSN: | 43-34933 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles south-south-east of USAAF Sta. Rome Field, Rome, New York -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | AAF Rome Field, NY |
Mosquito KB131 (USAAF 43-34933) Crashed on take off after engine failure. 07/08/1944.
Crew:
1/Lt. (O.510254) William F. CASS (pilot) USAAF - Killed
2/Lt. (O-807165) Orlando DEL VECCHIO (nav.) USAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.http://usaafdata.com/?q=search
4.http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 February 1944 | KB131 | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) | 0 | USAAF Sta. Eglin Field, Valparaiso, Florida | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2011 13:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport] |
| 14-Oct-2012 13:45 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2013 12:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Aug-2014 19:29 | Investig | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2015 06:57 | Gagarin | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2015 18:23 | JEPA | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 11:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 27-Aug-2015 17:13 | INV | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2015 20:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 03-Jan-2016 18:20 | Jimi | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2018 07:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-May-2019 14:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 29-Jan-2021 16:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2021 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Dec-2021 17:21 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Dec-2021 23:48 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Sep-2023 11:29 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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