Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 KB504,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152493
 
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Date:Sunday 12 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 25
Owner/operator:45 (Atlantic Ferry) Gp TC RAF
Registration: KB504
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing - Atlantic Ocean. -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RCAF Goose Bay (C)
Destination airport:USAAF Bluie West One (Greenland)
Narrative:
Mosquito KB504: Took off for ferry flight from RCAF Goose Bay to B.W.1. 12/11/1944
Missing from flight to the UK. Lost enroute to Montreal in icing strong conditions.
Crew:
Capt. Thomas Franklin CAMPBELL Jr. ( US Civil. pilot) RAF TC - killed
P/O (J/29634) George Daniel BOYD (nav.) RCAF - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.The source is Ocean Bridge by Carl A Christie
3.Campbell Family Archives show Thomas Franklin Campbell, Jr. as a Captain in the RAF. He was stationed at Dorval, Province Quebec ( a suburb of Montreal) with the #45 Atlantic Transport Group.

Images:


Capt. Tom F. Campbell, Jr. in summer 1944 on a visit to family in Bristow, Oklahoma, USA.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jan-2013 03:06 Nepa Added
08-Jun-2014 15:10 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
12-Jun-2014 19:50 Nepa Updated [Narrative]
12-Jun-2014 19:58 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
09-Mar-2015 09:54 Siczak Updated [Destination airport, Narrative]
06-Apr-2015 09:49 QQ3 Updated [Location, Narrative]
03-Sep-2015 09:38 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
02-Feb-2016 14:58 Heil Updated [Operator]
12-Mar-2017 19:05 Lynwert Updated [Source, Photo, ]
27-Mar-2019 20:04 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
11-May-2021 17:21 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
20-Sep-2021 10:24 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
20-Sep-2021 10:25 Nepa Updated [Operator]
05-Dec-2021 21:45 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
14-Jun-2022 18:09 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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