Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 KB677,
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Date:Thursday 17 January 1946
Time:
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: KB677
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Rome /Ciampino Airport -   Italy
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Rome /Ciampino Airport
Destination airport:RAF Blackbushe, Hampshire
Narrative:
Mosquito KB677: Took off for return to base from A.D.L.S. mission. 17/01/1946
Swung to port tyre burst on take-off and undercarriage collapsed. Aircraft crashed and burned in Ciampino.
Crew:
F/Lt (145348) Geoffrey Derry PERKS DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Lt (152842) Albert HOLT DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 162 Sqn RAF
3. London Gazette No.37154, Dated 1945-06-29

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-May-2012 05:19 ThW Added
29-May-2012 02:11 Nepa Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
29-May-2012 02:46 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
09-Sep-2012 01:51 Nepa Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Jan-2013 03:05 Nepa Updated [Narrative]
17-May-2015 18:22 Koumes Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
10-Sep-2015 07:55 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
14-May-2019 07:31 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
04-Jun-2021 12:15 Anon. Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
28-Oct-2021 12:02 Nepa Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator]
28-Oct-2021 16:03 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator]
31-Aug-2022 17:37 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
08-May-2023 10:24 Nepa Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]]

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