Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 KB468,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71543
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Monday 19 November 1945
Time:06:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25
Owner/operator:162 Sqn RAF
Registration: KB468
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Luqa -   Malta
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Luqa, Malta
Destination airport:RAF Blackbushe, Hampshire
Narrative:
Mosquito KB468: Took off at 06:50 hrs for return to RAF Blackbushe. 19/11/1945
Swung on take-off and undercarriage collapsed RAF Luqa.
Crew:
F/Lt (133404) Norman MANDELSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Lt (138592) Derek Percival CRAUFORD (nav.) RAFVR - injured

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
ORB 162 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Jan-2010 03:17 NePa Added
28-Jan-2012 13:36 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Jul-2014 16:58 Jixn Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
17-May-2015 19:53 Froome Updated [Narrative]
10-Sep-2015 08:48 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
28-Feb-2019 10:01 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
28-Oct-2021 12:09 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
03-Dec-2021 16:57 Nepa Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator]
14-Jan-2024 12:18 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org