Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk VII /F-8 KB315,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175070
 
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Date:Sunday 19 August 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 VII /F-8
Owner/operator:3th (PR) Gp USAAF
Registration: KB315
MSN: 43-34926
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pomigliano airfield, Pomigliano d'Arco, southern Italy near Naples -   Italy
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Florence airfield (Italy)
Destination airport:Pomigliano airfield (Italy)
Narrative:
Mosquito KB315: (USAAF 43-34926) 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Group USAAF:
Written Off Damaged Beyond Repair after a crash landing. 19/08/1945
Crew: ???? Ok
Maj. (O-22428) James Frederick SETCHELL DFC (pilot) USAAF - Ok??
Capt. (O-659031) Jerome C. ALEXANDER (navig.) USAAF - Ok??

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/18682

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Apr-2015 17:34 Thomas Fuk Added
03-Apr-2015 17:42 Dandy Updated [Cn, Source]
21-Sep-2015 20:06 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
01-May-2019 19:37 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
29-Jan-2021 12:08 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator]
30-Oct-2021 20:28 Nepa Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
13-Dec-2021 13:17 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
30-Sep-2023 09:19 Nepa Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]
04-Oct-2023 10:10 Nepa Updated [[[Narrative, Operator]]]
28-Dec-2023 11:25 Anon. Updated [Date, Narrative]
28-Dec-2023 11:25 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type]
26-Feb-2024 23:05 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]

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