ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152879
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1945 |
| Time: | 20:16 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 163 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB425 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Upwood, Huntingdonshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito KB425/V T/o at 19:05 hrs for mission to Hamburg. Returned early and crashed at 20:16 hrs.
Undershot landing at RAF Upwood 21.3.1945
Crew:
F/O (173159) John David REES DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1331412 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 18 April, 1944)
F/O (163160) Arthur Reginald Sheriff DRAKE (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1587962 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 26 September, 1944)
Sources:
1.ttp://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 163 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2013 05:16 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Jul-2014 15:48 | K.Kraus | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2015 10:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2019 18:54 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2020 09:28 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 17:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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