ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152641
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| Date: | Saturday 16 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 45 (Atlantic Ferry) Gp TC RAF |
| Registration: | KB626 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Atlantic Ocean. -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Georgetown, British Guiana |
| Belem airfield, Brazil |
Mosquito KB626: He took off for ferry flight to the Middle East. 16/12/1944
Missing between RAF Georgetown, British Guiana and Belem, Brazil. Vanished without trace.
Crew:
Capt. Sylvan Ray GARNER (US civil. pilot) RAF TC - killed
R/O Joseph George SKELFOON (Can. civil. nav.) RAF TC - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.The source is Ocean Bridge by Carl A Christie
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2013 08:33 | Nepa | Added |
| 08-Jun-2014 14:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2014 14:49 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2014 19:54 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2015 09:55 | Fuxs | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Sep-2015 07:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2016 15:03 | Heil | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-May-2019 16:04 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2021 09:34 | T.Fuxs | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Dec-2021 23:03 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 22:08 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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