Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 KB593,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152639
 
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Date:Tuesday 6 March 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: KB593
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing - North Atlantic Ocean -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RCAF Gander (Can.)
Destination airport:RAF Lajes Field, Terceira Island (Portugal)
Narrative:
Mosquito KB593: Took off for ferry flight. 06/03/1945
Missing on ferry flight Gander-Azores. (Lajes Field, Terceira Island)
Crew:
Capt. Woodrow WALDEN (canad. civil. pilot) RAF TC - killed
R/O Thomas SCOTLAND (canad. civil. nav.) RAF TC - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1944.pdf
3.The source is Ocean Bridge by Carl A Christie

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jan-2013 08:19 Nepa Added
08-Jun-2014 15:15 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
13-Jun-2014 11:14 Nepa Updated [Narrative]
14-May-2015 19:14 King T. Updated [Location, Narrative]
17-Sep-2015 12:52 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
26-Jan-2016 13:23 Siczak Updated [Narrative]
02-Feb-2016 15:08 Heil Updated [Operator]
20-Oct-2019 09:06 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
14-Dec-2020 20:46 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator]
20-Sep-2021 10:30 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
05-Dec-2021 23:24 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
14-Oct-2023 10:27 Nepa Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]

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