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| Date: | Saturday 27 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX /F-8 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | KB326 |
| MSN: | 43-34929 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Wideawake Field, Ascension Island -
 St. Helena
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Calling airfield, Natal, Brazil |
| RAF Wideawake Fld, Ascension |
Mosquito KB326: (USAAF 43-34929) Eighth Air Force:
Crashed during ferry flight landing at RAF Wideawake Field, Ascension Island 27/11/1943.
Crew:
Maj. (O-371838) Harry Taylor EIDSON (pilot) USAAF - Ok
???? (nav.) USAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/18683
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2011 13:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, ] |
| 09-Oct-2012 14:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Country, ] |
| 14-Oct-2012 13:02 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Dec-2012 10:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, ] |
| 27-Aug-2014 19:12 | Boile A. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2015 14:48 | Unites | Updated [Location, ] |
| 03-Apr-2015 06:23 | Shuntt | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2015 09:09 | Jixn | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2015 14:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2016 17:54 | Jimi | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2018 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Oct-2018 07:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jan-2021 16:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 29-Oct-2021 16:37 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 30-Oct-2021 23:10 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 13-Dec-2021 15:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 08:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 12-Jan-2022 17:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Sep-2023 21:07 | Nepa | Updated |
| 29-Sep-2023 10:52 | Nepa | Updated |
| 29-Sep-2023 11:27 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 02-Oct-2023 09:15 | Nepa | Updated |
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