ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121895
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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 1944 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 45 (Atlantic Ferry) Gp TC RAF |
| Registration: | KB220 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Atlantic Ocean. -
 Iceland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | USAAF Bluie West One (Greenland) |
| RAF Reykjavik (Iceland) |
Mosquito KB220: Took off at 13:13 hrs on Greenland for a ferry flight to Iceland. 07/05/1944
The aircraft failed to reach its destination, the last contact being at 15:55 hrs. Subsequent air sea rescue searches proved unsuccessful. Later sundry effects from Mosquito KB220 were washed ashore at Iceland comprising engine log books, life jacket, torch and a number of personal effects. All items were water logged. Four other Mosquitos and seven other aircraft completed the journey on the same date. All Captains reported heavy icing conditions while flying in any form of visible moisture, and that they were forced to detour to avoid snow, or sleet or rain squalls.
Crew:
F/Lt (47630) George Henry WOOD (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (Aus.412149) John Owen KLIPPEL (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z019_1.pdf
3.https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1944.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2011 04:31 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 01:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2012 03:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2015 09:45 | Fuxs | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source] |
| 11-Aug-2015 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2016 14:56 | Heil | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2019 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jul-2021 03:15 | Harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2021 10:05 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Dec-2021 16:26 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
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