Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 KB479,
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Date:Friday 2 February 1945
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: KB479
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Oakes Field, near Nassau. -   Bahamas
Phase: Take off
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RAF Oakes Field
Destination airport:RAF ???
Narrative:
Mosquito KB479: Took off for ferry flight to UK. 02/02/1945
Swung on take-off and undercarriage collapsed RAF Oakes Field Bahamas.
Crew: ???? RAF TC - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jan-2013 03:26 Nepa Added
08-Jun-2014 09:34 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport]
18-Sep-2015 15:05 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
02-Feb-2016 15:04 Heil Updated [Operator]
29-Apr-2019 17:05 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
20-Sep-2021 11:43 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
05-Dec-2021 23:10 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
05-Dec-2021 23:12 Nepa Updated [Operator]
15-Jun-2022 10:43 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]

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