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| Date: | Tuesday 20 February 1945 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 45 (Atlantic Ferry) Gp TC RAF |
| Registration: | KB475 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Lajes Field, near Lajes, Terceira, Azores. -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lages Field, Azores |
| Port Lyautey airfield, French Morocco. |
Mosquito KB475: Took off for Ferry flight to Port Lyautey airfield, Kenitra. 20/02/1945
Crashed on take off at RAF Lages Field.
Crew:
F/Lt (P.0678) Jerzy M GOLDHAAR (pol.pilot) PAF - killed
F/O (NZ417306) Thomas Henry MONSON (nav.) RNZAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://archive.warbirdinformationexchange.org/archives/post2461.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2013 03:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Jul-2014 13:01 | MiG17 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2015 20:23 | H.Shaft | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Sep-2015 10:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 02-Feb-2016 15:07 | Heil | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-May-2019 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 20-Sep-2021 11:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-May-2022 08:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 12-Jul-2023 04:47 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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