Date:	Monday 2 July 1945
Time:	14:40
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX
Owner/operator:	16 OTU RAF
Registration:	KB223
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Barford St.John, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Barford St.John, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito KB223: Took off at 14:35 hrs for solo training flight /the pilot's first solo on type. 02/07/1945
During take off crashed when it swung badly and the pilot closed the throttles, but at the aircraft lost speed its undercarriage collapsed.
Crew:
F/O (173144) Jack HOWARD (pilot) RAFVR - OK (NCO:1219194 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 26 October, 1943)

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://aviationresearch.my-free.website/16-operational-training-unit-1940-1945
3.ORB 16 OTU RAF
4.London Gazette: Tuesday 26 October 1943
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
16-May-2008 04:54	Nepa	Added
18-Feb-2010 13:37	NePa	Updated [Operator, Narrative]
28-Jan-2012 14:15	Nepa	Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Jun-2014 14:26	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
22-Jul-2014 11:37	HB	Updated [Date, Damage, Narrative]
28-Apr-2015 09:51	Gerrard	Updated [Location, Narrative]
25-Sep-2015 05:32	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type]
26-May-2019 14:55	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
02-Dec-2021 11:43	Nepa	Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
07-Dec-2021 22:09	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
05-Aug-2022 17:25	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]