Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 KB575, Monday 26 February 1945
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Date:Monday 26 February 1945
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:45 (Atlantic Ferry) Gp TC RAF
Registration: KB575
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:30 miles north-north-west of Bissau - French Guinea -   Guinea
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF ???
Destination airport:RAF ???
Narrative:
Mosquito KB575: Took off for ferry flight. 26/02/1945
Crashed in forced landing 30m NNW of Bissau - French Guiana.
Crew: ???? Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jan-2013 03:40 Nepa Added
26-Aug-2015 13:37 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ]
02-Feb-2016 15:07 Heil Updated [Operator, ]
29-Apr-2019 16:52 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator, ]
20-Sep-2021 15:23 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
04-Sep-2022 19:12 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator, ]
09-Dec-2023 17:48 Nepa Updated [Country, Narrative, Operator, ]

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