ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171796
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| Date: | Monday 4 June 1945 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 7 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | KB254 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The Gulf of St. Lawrence, Atlantic Ocean -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Debert, Nova Scotia |
Mosquito KB254: Took off for Training flight /low level cross country. 04/06/1945.
Missing. The wreckage of the plane neither the bodies of the crew were never found. Their dinghy was found in the Gulf of St. Lawrence a few miles east of Cape Tryon Lighthouse on Prince Edward Island.
Crew:
P/O (168399) Frank Edward William STEPHENSON (pilot) RAFVR: killed
P/O (167967) Percy Molyneux COOK (nav.) RAFVR: killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://torontoaviationhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/Mosquito-crashes-in-Canada.pdf
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2014 10:50 | Tu144 | Added |
| 04-Sep-2015 16:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2019 15:04 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-May-2021 17:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2021 20:37 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2022 21:50 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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