ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144419
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1945 |
| Time: | 02:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB263 |
| MSN: | XD-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire |
Mosquito KB263/P: Took off at 21:05 hrs for mission over Berlin. 14/01/1945
On returne whilst trying to get into RAF Thurleigh, in weather conditions described as appalling, the Mosquito clipped a hedge and crashed. Flew into groundi at 02:15 hrs in the airfield circuit RAF Thurleigh. 15/01/1945
Crew:
F /Lt (149531) Peter James DRANE DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1390071 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 September, 1943)
F/O (172347) Kenneth SWALE DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1474507 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 April, 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=139
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 1944 | KB198 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 0 | swamps at Getelo, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 12 September 1944 | KB218 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Woodbridge, Suffolk, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2012 14:25 | Nepa | Added |
| 15-Mar-2012 14:53 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2014 13:19 | Oezil | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2015 16:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2016 17:44 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 15:28 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Sep-2021 18:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 18:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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