Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX KB217,
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Date:Sunday 26 November 1944
Time:05:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX
Owner/operator:139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF
Registration: KB217
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Upwood
Narrative:
Mosquito KB217: Took off at 00:55 hrs for mission to Nürnberg. 26/11/1944
Damaged by flak. Landing Ok at 05:25 hrs. 26/11/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (128.680) James Ronald CASSELS DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
S/Ldr (102.603) John Hemsworth DAY DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 139 Sqn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2016 09:31 Nepa Added
19-Jun-2019 20:39 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
29-Sep-2021 22:28 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
29-Sep-2021 22:40 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator]
07-Dec-2021 22:05 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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