ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171797
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| Date: | Sunday 24 September 1944 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 8 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | KB280 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field ¼ mile west of Kingston, near RCAF stn Greenwood, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Greenwood, NS |
Mosquito KB280: Tookoff for Training flight /navigation exercise No.1. 24/09/1944
Engine failed on take off. Forced landing after port engine failed near Kingston /near base/ NS.
Crew:
F/O (149383) Leonard George OFFEN (pilot) RAFVR - slightly injured
Sgt (1585617) James Arthur PRESTON (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c5938/2129?r=0&s=5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2014 10:58 | Tu144 | Added |
| 05-Sep-2015 07:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2015 07:52 | INV | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Oct-2015 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 08-Nov-2015 11:36 | Tu160 | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2015 08:43 | Next | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:46 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2019 17:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2021 20:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2022 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2022 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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