ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 104794
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 865th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | NS707 |
| MSN: | R-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Winchfield, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harrington /AAF Sta.179 |
| RAF Winchfield, Hampshire |
Mosquito NS707: Took off at 21:36 hrs. for Night mission 25/04/1945
Aircraft suffered an engine fire. The crew bailed out. Greene had a defective parachute harness and was killed when he landed. The aircraft crashed near Winchfield, Berks.
Crew:
Major. (O.808563) James Gerald KUNTZ DFC (pilot) USAAF -Survived RTD. He was not killed in this accident he died on 20/6/1954. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119960064/james-gerald-kuntz
F/O (T.132922) Richard L. GREEN (nav.) USAAF - KIA
Lt Sean Nater (was the RO/GEE operator) RTD
Sources:
1-http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119960064/james-gerald-kuntz
See The Mosquito in the USAAF by Tony Fairbairn.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2011 02:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location] |
| 29-Sep-2011 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2011 06:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2012 15:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase] |
| 15-Apr-2014 16:56 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2014 18:16 | Shout | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Sep-2014 07:58 | Siczak | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2015 12:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2016 18:45 | Victor | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2016 10:58 | Shout | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-May-2019 19:36 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Apr-2020 16:01 | Al_Skiff | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 29-Jan-2021 11:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2021 19:04 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Dec-2021 23:42 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Operator] |
| 18-Dec-2021 22:34 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Jul-2023 05:42 | Anon. | Updated [[Time, Cn, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]] |
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