Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX KB258,
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Date:Tuesday 14 November 1944
Time:09:15
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:7 OTU RCAF
Registration: KB258
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RCAF stn Debert, Nova Scotia -   Canada
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RCAF Debert, NS
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito KB258: Took off for Training flight /Gunnery exercise. 14/11/1944
The aircraft swung on take off. Undercarriage wiped out. Damage Cat.B.
The pilot opened up too quickly and did not take sufficient corrective action.
Crew:
P/O (J/29814) G.E. WARRINER (pilot) RCAF - Ok
LAC (R/151345) L. CECCHINI (pass.) RCAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 7 OTU RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2015 12:37 Nepa Added
27-Mar-2019 20:09 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
05-Oct-2021 10:29 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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