Mosquito (Total: 7,777, Canadian: 600, Group 600)

de Havilland Mosquito

(British Aerospace photo) (Source Bomber Command Museum of Canada)

The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British twin-engine shoulder-winged multi-role combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. It was one of few operational front-line aircraft of the era whose frame was constructed almost entirely of wood. Nicknamed The Wooden Wonder, it was affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews. The total number of DH98 Mosquito aircraft built was 7,781, the type serving with the main Allied air forces, including both the United States and Russia.

When Mosquito production began in 1941 it was the fastest propeller driven operational aircraft in the world. The first variant was an unarmed, high-speed, high-altitude photo-reconnaissance aircraft. Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber, the Mosquito's use evolved during the war into many roles including low to medium-altitude daytime tactical bomber, high-altitude night bomber, pathfinder, day or night fighter, fighter-bomber, intruder, and maritime strike aircraft. It was also used by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) as a fast transport to carry small high-value cargoes to, and from, neutral countries, through enemy-controlled airspace. The crew of two, pilot and navigator, sat side by side, but a single passenger could ride in the aircraft's bomb bay when necessary.

The Mosquito FB Mk. VI was often flown in special raids, such as Operation Jericho, an attack on Amiens Prison in early 1944, and precision attacks against military intelligence, security and police facilities (such as Gestapo headquarters). On the 10th anniversary of the Nazi' seizure of power in 1943, a morning Mosquito attack knocked out the main Berlin broadcasting station while Hermann Goering was speaking, putting his speech off the air. Goering later said: "It makes me furious when I see the Mosquito. I turn green and yellow with envy. There is nothing the British do not have. They have the geniuses and we have the nincompoops."

The Mosquito flew with the RCAF and other air forces in the European, Mediterranean and Italian theatres. After the end of the Second World War Spartan Air Services flew 10 ex-RAF Mosquitoes, mostly B.35's plus one of only six PR.35's built, for high-altitude photographic survey work in Canada. There are approximately 30 non-flying Mosquitos around the world with five airworthy examples, four in the United States, and one in Canada. Harold Skaarup web page and Wikipedia

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Museum BAE Systems (formerly De Havilland)

Wikipedia Wikipedia Mosquito

unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page

Kestrel Publications USAAF F-8 Mosquito Serial Numbers

Royal Canadian Air Force Mosquitos shipped to Taiwanese Airforce

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB100

s/n KB100

as/n 5014M

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 100

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: RAE; Upwood; 16OTU

Made the North Atlantic ferry flight via Keflavik to Prestwick on 19 Mar 1944. To RAE Farnborough 23 Mar 1944. After spending time at RAF Upwood and later 16 OTU, classified as instructional airframe 5014M.


last update: 2025-May-12
   1944-March-19 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB to Scottish Aviation 2025-05-12
   1944-March-23 Transferred RAE Farnborough GB 2025-05-12
   1945 Classified Instructional 5014M 2025-05-12
   1945-January-15 Transferred Upwood GB 2025-05-12
   1945-January-27 Transferred 16OTU 2025-05-12

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB101

s/n KB101

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 101

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-September-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-May-25 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Ash | James
   1945-June-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 581

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB102

s/n KB102

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 102

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB103

s/n KB103

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 103

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-September-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-October-27 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Craven
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 581

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB104

s/n KB104

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 104

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-September-23 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-January-29 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Pygram | Whitehead
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 581

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB105

s/n KB105

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 105

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-September-23 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-March-07 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Brice | Coll
   1945-July-09 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 581

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB106

s/n KB106

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 106

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-September-23 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB107

s/n KB107

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 107

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-September-25 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB108

s/n KB108

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 108

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB109

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB110

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB111

s/n KB111

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 111

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 36OTU

With No. 36 Operational Training Unit when it crashed at 23:30 on 18 April 1944, north of Kingston, NS, about 3 miles west of Greenwood aerodrome. Pilot Officer M.A.W. Henley, RAF and Flying Officer J.E. Bowers, an American in the RCAF, killed.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1943-October-07 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-April-18 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Bowers | Henley
   1944-May-17 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB112

s/n KB112

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 112

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-October-07 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-April-05 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Shemilt | Whitney
   1946-October-16 Classified Instructional CA A 540 2020-06-11
   1953-February-02 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 489 | 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB113

s/n KB113

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 113

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
1943-October-13 Accident: Loc: 1 Mile West Dehavillands Names: Boissiere | Tripp
   1943-October-21 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1943-October-27 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB114

s/n KB114

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 114

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-October-21 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-March-13 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Currie | Smith
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB115

s/n KB115

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 115

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: RAE


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-November-01 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB116

s/n KB116

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 116

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 3FPP

Together with KB117, KB118, KB120, KB125, made the North Atlantic ferry flight via Reykjavik to Prestwick on 14 Mar 1944. Suffered Cat. "B" damage when a/c swung on takeoff from Hawarden, collapsing the undercarriage 24 Mar 1944. Flying Officer Grace Stevenson ATA was uninjured. Sent to De Havilland Hatfield 4 Apr 1944 for repair in works. Later re-categorized Cat. "E" (write-off) 17 May 1945.

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last update: 2025-March-25
   1944-March-14 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB to Scottish Aviation 2025-03-25
   1944-March-21 Transferred 13MU Henlow GB 2025-03-25
   1944-March-24 Take-off Accident Hawarden GB Swung on take-off and undercarriage collapsed 2025-03-25
   1945-May-17 Write-Off Hatfield GB recategorized Cat. "E" 2025-03-25

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB117

s/n KB117

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 117

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139

Together with KB116, KB118, KB120, KB125, made the North Atlantic ferry flight via Reykjavik to Prestwick on 14 Mar 1944. Assigned to 139 Sqn. Transferred into storage after hostilities and sold as scrap in 1947.
last update: 2025-March-28
   1944-March-14 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB 2025-03-28
   1944-April-14 Transferred 13MU Henlow GB for modifications 2025-03-28
   1944-June-08 Squadron Assignment 139 Sqn Upwood GB 2025-03-28
   1945-August-10 Transferred 9MU Cosford GB 2025-03-28
   1946-January-31 Transferred 54MU Newmarket GB 2025-03-28
   1947-August-04 Struck off Strength ; sold as scrap 2025-03-28

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB118

s/n KB118

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 118

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 2 (O)AFU; 139

Together with KB116, KB117, KB120, KB125, made the North Atlantic ferry flight via Reykjavik to Prestwick on 14 Mar 1944. Assigned to No. 2 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit. Involved in Cat. "Ac" flying accident 21 Mar 1944. Moved to 83 MU for repairs on site 25 Mar 1944. The RAF Form 78 records that a/c was returned to No. 2 (O)AFU 12 May 1944 but at some point it was assigned to 139 Sqn at Upwood. One of 40 Mosquitos tasked to bomb the synthetic oil plant at Castrop-Rauxel on 6/7 Aug 1944. KB118 was reportedly struck by flak at 23:46 and the crew bailed out at 7500 ft. Pilot Flying Officer Bobbie Hooke RAFVR became a POW. Navigator Flying Officer John Stevenson RAFVR was killed. A/C came down along Wilhemstrasse near town of Hunxe.



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last update: 2025-May-02
   1944-March-14 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB 2025-05-01
   1944-March-21 Accident Category A 2 (O)AFU Millom GB 2025-05-01
   1944-March-25 Repair / Modification 83 MU Woolsington GB completed by 26 Apr 1944 2025-05-01
   1944-August-06 Failed to Return 139 Sqn Hunxe DE struck by flak and abandoned; pilot POW, navigator killed 2025-05-01

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB119

s/n KB119

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 119

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 112 Wg


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-March-09 Landing Accident Engine ran rough hit tree in forced landing 2m SSW of Dorval

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB120

s/n KB120

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 120

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 16OTU

Together with KB116, KB117, KB118, KB125, made the North Atlantic ferry flight via Reykjavik to Prestwick on 14 Mar 1944. Sent for modifications shortly after arrival in UK. Assigned to 139 Sqn 8 Jun 1944. At some later date re-assigned to 16 OTU. Suffered a Cat. "Ac" flying accident 5 Jul 1945 and written off a few days later.
last update: 2025-May-02
   1944-March-14 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB to Scottish Aviation 2025-05-01
   1944-March-26 Transferred 13MU Henlow GB for modifications 2025-05-01
   1944-June-08 Squadron Assignment 139 Sqn Upwood GB 2025-05-01
   1945-July-05 Accident Category A Cat. "Ac" 2025-05-01
   1945-July-14 Struck off Strength reclassified Cat. "E" 2025-05-01

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB121

s/n KB121

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 121

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-November-27 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB122

s/n KB122

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 122

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 139; 627; 109


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-January-31 to Maintenance 5812M

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB123

s/n KB123

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 123

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 1655MTU; 16OTU

Made the North Atlantic ferry flight via Reykjavik to Ballyhalbert, Northern Ireland on 27 Mar 1944. To Scottish Aviation, Prestwick for modifications the next day. To 13MU for further modifications 13 Aug 1944. Only briefly assigned to 608 Sqn on 5 Sep 1944 before going to 1655 MTU (Mosquito Training Unit) 5 days later. On 11 May 1945, KB123 was flown by Flying Officer G.E. Warriner RCAF on a solo training/practice bombing flight from RAF Barford St. John. A/C was damaged while flying through a hailstorm. On return to the airfield, the a/c landed at high speed, running off the end of the runway. Warriner was unhurt.



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last update: 2025-May-12
   1944-March-27 Ferry Flight Ballyhalbert GB 2025-05-12
   1944-March-28 to Maintenance Prestwick GB Scottish Aviation for modifications 2025-05-12
   1944-August-13 Transferred 13MU Henlow GB for modifications 2025-05-12
   1944-September-05 Squadron Assignment 608 Sqn 2025-05-12
   1944-September-10 Transferred 1655MTU Warboys GB 2025-05-12
   1945-May-11 Landing Accident 16OTU Barford St. John Overshot landing; Class "B" damage 2025-05-12
   1945-June-12 Struck off Strength recategorized Class "E" write-off 2025-05-12

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB124

s/n KB124

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 124

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: Upwood; 1655MTU; 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-January-10 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB125

s/n KB125

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 125

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 16OTU

Together with KB116, KB117, KB118, KB120, made the North Atlantic ferry flight via Reykjavik to Prestwick on 14 Mar 1944. Sent to De Havilland Hatfield (possibly for modifications) then to 13MU. Assigned to 139 Sqn 8 Jun 1944. At some later date re-assigned to 16 OTU. During a solo training flight, KB125 suffered a Cat. "B" flying accident 20 Mar 1945 when it swung on landing and the undercarriage collapsed. W/O D. Little (pilot) was uninjured. Reclassified as Cat. "Ac" damage and designated for repair on site 29 Mar 1945. Reclassified as Cat. "E" write-off 23 May 1945.

unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network




last update: 2025-May-12
   1944-March-14 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB to Scottish Aviation 2025-05-01
   1944-March-18 Transferred de Havilland Hatfield GB 2025-05-12
   1944-March-30 Transferred 13MU Henlow GB 2025-05-12
   1944-June-08 Squadron Assignment 139 Sqn Upwood GB 2025-05-12
   1945-March-20 Landing Accident 16OTU Barford St. John Swung on landing and undercarriage collapsed 2025-05-12
   1945-June-01 Struck off Strength reclassified Cat. "E" 2025-05-12

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB126

s/n KB126

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 126

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 36OTU

Crashed at 00:57 on 20 April 1944, both RAF crew members killed. Came down 12 miles south-south-east of Bridgetown, NS.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1943-December-09 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-April-20 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Bridgetown Names: Brown | McCann
   1944-May-30 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB127

s/n KB127

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 127

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-December-12 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB128

s/n KB128

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 128

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-December-13 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB129

s/n KB129

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 129

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-December-14 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-August-02 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mackenzie
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB130

s/n KB130

as/n 43-34932

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 130

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34932 in 1944. 1st Proving Ground Group, Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 3 Jan 1944. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 11 May 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12 Jun 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA. Destroyed when force landed after engine failure at Hunter Field 16 Jun 1944.


source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34932

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB131

s/n KB131

as/n 43-34933

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 131

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34933 in 1944. Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO. Modified for photo reconnaissance. Wright Field, Dayton, OH for installation of American radio equipment. 1st Proving Ground Group, Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL. Damaged when ground looped landing at Eglin Field 16 Feb 1944. 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI. Crashed after engine failure taking off two miles SSE of Rome Field, Rome, NY 7 Aug 1944 (2KIS).

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34933
   1945-September-15 Struck off Strength GB by RAF 2024-01-26

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB132

s/n KB132

as/n 43-34934

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 132

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 16OTU; 55MU

To USAAF as F-8 43-34934 in 1944. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 3 Jan 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA. USAAF 8th Air Force, England. 802nd Reconnaissance Group (Special), also 25th Bombardment Group 9 Aug 1944, both at Watton (Station 376), Norfolk, England. Returned to RAF 2 Feb 1945.


source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34934
   1945-September-15 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB133

s/n KB133

as/n 43-34935

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 133

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34935. To Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO. Modified for photo reconnaissance. To Wright Field, Dayton, OH for installation of American radio equipment. Delivered to USAAF 8th Air Force, England. Returned to RAF. Struck off charge 30 Nov 1945.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-05
   1944 to USAAF GB 43-34935 8th AF 2025-01-14
   1945-November-30 Struck off Strength GB by RAF; to spares and produce 2025-01-14

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB134

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB135

s/n KB135

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 135

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-January-14 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB136

s/n KB136

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 136

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB137

s/n KB137

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 137

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-February-04 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-January-19 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Station Names: Mcdonald
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB138

s/n KB138

as/n 43-34936

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 138

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34936. To Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 10 Feb 1944. To 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20 Apr 1944. To 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 1 Aug 1944. To USAAF 8th Air Force, England. 325th Ferrying Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group, Heston (Station 510), Middlesex, England. Damaged taxying at Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 15 Aug 1944. Returned to RAF 2 Feb 1945.


source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34936
   1945-February-02 to RAF GB 2025-01-14
   1945-March-06 Transferred 13MU Henlow GB 2025-01-14
   1945-June-09 Transferred 44MU Edzell GB 2025-01-14
   1946-November-15 Struck off Strength GB by RAF; converted to scrap 2024-01-26

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB139

s/n KB139

as/n 43-34937

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 139

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34937. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 17Jan44. To 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29 Apr 1944. To 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 5 Jul 1944. To 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field, Manchester, NH. Damaged by mechanical failure taxying at Grenier Field 15 Aug 1944. No record that it ever got overseas.


source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34937

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB140

s/n KB140

as/n 43-34938

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 140

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: USAAF; 16OTU

To USAAF as F-8 43-34938. To Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 20 Jan 1944.
To 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29 Apr 1944. To 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 5 Jul 1944. To USAAF 8th Air Force, England. Returned to RAF 2 Feb 1945.


source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34938
   1945-February-02 to RAF 16OTU Upper Heyford GB 2025-01-14
   1945-September-26 Transferred 71MU Bicester GB 2025-01-14
   1945-October-13 Struck off Strength GB by RAF 2024-01-26

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB141

s/n KB141

as/n 43-34939

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 141

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34939. To Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 26 Feb 1944. To 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29 Apr 1944. To 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 12 Jul 1944. To 306th Ferrying Squadron, 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI. Accident taking off from Rome Field, Rome, NY 15 Jul 1944. Surveyed Jul 16 1944-considered DBR (Damaged Beyond Repair).


source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34939

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB142

s/n KB142

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 142

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-February-11 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-April-23 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Tracy New Brunswick Names: Chapman | Whitworth
   1945-June-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB143

s/n KB143

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 143

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-February-11 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-May-09 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Edgar | Ellis
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB144

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB145

s/n KB145

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 145

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-February-11 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-October-08 Classified Instructional CA A 531 2020-06-11
   1948-June-28 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 489 | 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB146

s/n KB146

as/n 43-34940

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 146

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: USAAF; 608; 162

To USAAF as F-8 43-34940. To Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 26 Feb 1944. To 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7 May 1944. To 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 12 Jul 1944. Ferried to USAAF in Europe. Returned to RAF 2 Nov 1944 (RAF record card says 2 Feb 1945) and assigned to 608, then 162 Sqn on 12 Jun 1945. This squadron was part of Transport Command and operated a mail service. Overshot landing at Pomigliano airfield, Naples, Italy 29 Oct 1945. Damaged Beyond Repair (DBR).

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34940
   1945-February-02 to RAF 608 Sqn Downham Market GB 2025-01-14
   1945-March-09 Accident Category A 608 Sqn Cat. "Ac" repaired on site by DH; returned to Sqn 5 May 1945 2025-01-14
   1945-June-12 Squadron Assignment 162 Sqn Bourne GB 2025-01-14
   1945-October-29 Landing Accident 162 Sqn Pomigliano IT Overshot landing; classified Cat. "Ac" but was not repaired 2025-01-14

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB147

s/n KB147

as/n 43-34941

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 147

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34941. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 2 Mar 44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5 May 44. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 6 Jul 44. Returned to RAF 14 Dec 44. At Amherst (?) for 45 Group 4 Aug 1945. Returned to Canadian government 5 Dec 1945. Final disposition unknown.


source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34941

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB148

s/n KB148

as/n 43-34942

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 148

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: USAAF; 139

To USAAF as F-8 43-34942. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 2 Mar 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 8 Jul 1944. Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12 Jul 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 17 Jul 1944. Returned to RAF 3 Nov 1944. No. 139 (Jamaica) Sqn, RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire. During landing after a training flight, the airplane swerved off the runway at RAF Upwood 12 Apr 1945.


source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34942
   1945-February-02 to RAF 13MU Henlow GB 2025-01-09
   1945-February-22 Squadron Assignment 139 Sqn Upwood GB 2025-01-09
   1945-April-12 Accident Category B Upwood GB ran off runway 2025-01-09
   1945-May-10 Struck off Strength Upwood GB reclassified as Cat. "E" (write-off) 2025-01-09

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB149

s/n KB149

as/n 43-34943

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 149

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34943. Picked up from Downsview by USAAF pilots Col. Newman and Capt. Gordon 13 Jan 1944. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 2 Mar 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6 May 1944. 306th Ferrying Squadron, 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI. Damaged after mechanical failure taking off at Romulus Field 15 May 1944. Returned to Canadian authorities 1 Feb 1945.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-January-13 to USAAF 43-34943 2025-01-24
   1945-November-30 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB150

s/n KB150

as/n 43-34944

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 150

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34944. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 23 Feb 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 12 Aug 1944. Returned to RAF, Canada 1 Feb 1945.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34944
   1945-November-30 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB151

s/n KB151

as/n 43-34945

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 151

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34945. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 5 Feb 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 4 Aug 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 15 Jan 1945. Returned to RAF.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34945
   1945-November-30 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB152

s/n KB152

as/n 43-34946

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 152

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34946. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 10 Feb 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8 Apr 1944. Wellston Air Depot, Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 12 Apr 1944. 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI. Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 21 Apr 1944. Surveyed 25 Apr 1944.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34946

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB153

s/n KB153

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 153

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 627

Involved in a landing accident during production flight test at Downsview, likely in the fall of 1943. KB153 ground-looped through the mud and ploughed through a chain-link fence. Joe Holliday, photographer for DHC, captioned his photo of the incident in his book Mosquito!: "Because a worker removed a cotter pin from a joint pin of a brake connecting rod after final inspection, and forgot to replace it, this Mosquito went out of control in an emergency landing...".

After being repaired, made the North Atlantic ferry flight along with KB345 and KB347 via Reykjavik to Prestwick 10-11 Jul 1944. To 13MU at Henlow for modifications 18 Jul 1944. Assigned to 627 Sqn 11 Aug. 1944. Written off in Cat. "E" flying accident 28 Nov 1944.

last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-July-11 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB 2025-05-12
   1944-July-18 Transferred 13MU Henlow GB for modifications 2025-05-12
   1944-August-11 Squadron Assignment 627 Sqn Woodhall Spa GB 2025-05-12
   1944-November-28 Accident Crash Cat. "E" damaged beyond repair 2025-02-01
   1945-January-22 Struck off Strength 2025-02-01

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB154

s/n KB154

as/n 43-34948

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 154

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34948. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 2 Mar 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5 Jun 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 9 Aug 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 15 Jan 1945. Returned to RAF. SOC 30 Nov 1945.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34948
   1945-November-30 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB155

s/n KB155

as/n 43-34949

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 155

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34949. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 3 Feb 1944. Orlando Field, FL 24 Mar 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 25 Aug 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 15 Dec 1944. 802nd Reconnaissance Group (Special), Watton (Station 376), Norfolk, England. 25th Bombardment Group, Reconnaissance, Watton (Station 376), Norfolk. Returned to Canadian government 5 Dec 1945.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34949

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB156

s/n KB156

as/n 43-34950

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 156

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: USAAF; 139; 162; 163

To USAAF as F-8 43-34950. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 10 Feb 1944. Wellston Air Depot, Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 7 Apr 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20 Apr 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 4 Jul 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 9 Jul 1944. 802nd Reconnaissance Group (Special), Watton (Station 376), Norfolk, England. 25th Bombardment Group, Reconnaissance, Watton (Station 376),Norfolk 9 Aug 1944. Substantially damaged landing at Watton (Station 376), Norfolk 6 Sep 1944. Returned to RAF 2 Feb 1945.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34950
   1945-February-02 to RAF 139 Sqn Upwood GB 2025-02-03
   1945-May-26 Squadron Assignment 162 Sqn Bourn GB 2025-02-03
   1945-July-07 Squadron Assignment 163 Sqn Wyton GB 2025-02-03
   1945-August-24 Transferred 9MU Cosford GB 2025-02-03
   1947-January-10 Struck off Strength reduced to produce 2025-02-03

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB157

s/n KB157

as/n 43-34951

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 157

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 16OTU

To USAAF as F-8 43-34951. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 14 Feb 1944. Wellston Air Depot, Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 16 Apr 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 20 Jun 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 1 Aug 1944. Returned to RAF 22 Nov 1944. No. 16 Operational Training Unit, RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire. Spun into the ground following a port engine failure near Barford St John 28 Jan 1945. Pilot Flight Lieutenant Jack McPherson Richardson RAAF and navigator Flight Lieutenant Leonard Arthur Butcher DFC RAFVR were both killed.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

last update: 2025-February-05
   1944 to USAAF 43-34951 2025-02-03
   1944-November-22 to RAF 16OTU Upper Heyford GB 2025-02-03
   1945-January-28 Accident Crash Spun into ground nr Barford St.John
   1947-January-30 Struck off Strength 2025-02-03

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB158

s/n KB158

as/n 43-34952

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 158

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34952. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 13 Feb 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 24 Jun 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 19 Jul 1944. Returned to RAF 24 Nov 1944. Damaged; SOC 12 Mar 1945.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-10
   1943 to USAAF 43-34952
   1945-March-12 Struck off Strength
   1945-March-12 Accident Crash Damaged

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB159

s/n KB159

as/n 43-34953

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 159

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34953. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 13 Feb 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA. Destroyed when ground looped during landing at Hunter Field 11 Apr 1944. Surveyed 13 Apr 1944.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-10
   1943 to USAAF 43-34953

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB160

s/n KB160

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 160

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: R-R

Prior to delivery, marked as "Saskatoon" for one of the five cities that raised the most funds on the latest War Bond drive. Together with KB329, made the third North Atlantic ferry flight by Canadian Mosquitos via Reykjavik to Prestwick 23 Aug 1943.
last update: 2025-March-23
   1943-August-23 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB to Scottish Aviation 2025-03-23
   1943-October-18 Transferred Hatfield GB to De Havilland for modifications 2025-03-23
   1944-January-07 Transferred Hucknall GB to Rolls-Royce 2025-03-23
   1945-June-13 Transferred 27MU Shawbury GB 2025-03-23
   1947-January-31 Struck off Strength as scrap 2025-03-23

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB161

s/n KB161

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada
XD RAF Roundel H

de Havilland Canada

KB 161

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139

Prior to delivery, marked as "City of Vancouver" for one of the five cities that raised the most funds on the latest War Bond drive. Made the North Atlantic ferry flight via Reykjavik to Prestwick on 25 Aug 1943. First Canadian Mosquito delivered to the RAF, to 139 Pathfinder Sqn on 11 Nov 1943. Flown by Flight Lieutenant G.W. Salter, it was the first Canadian Mosquito to bomb Berlin on 2 Dec 1943. On 11 May 1944, dropped TI markers on Ludwigshafen. On return to base at Upwood, UK, a TI flare that had hung up in the bomb bay started a fire. Navigator Flying Officer Alan J.A. Woodland was able to bale out but Pilot Flying Officer Geoffrey Lewis RAFVR was killed when the aircraft crashed at Chittering. Struck off as Cat. "E" on 11 May 1944.

The Canadian Aviation Museum in Windsor, ON is building a replica of KB161 utilizing engines and some other parts recovered from ex-Spartan Air Services Mosquito B.Mk. 35 CF-HMR (ex. TA661) that crashed at Pelly Lake, NWT in 1956.

unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

Museum Canadian Aviation Museum-Windsor ON

last update: 2025-March-21
   1943-August-25 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB to Scottish Aviation 2025-03-10
   1943-September-03 Transferred Hatfield GB to De Havilland 2025-03-10
   1943-November-11 Squadron Assignment 139 Sqn Wyton GB 2025-03-21
   1944-May-11 Accident Crash on return from operations 2025-03-21

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB162

s/n KB162

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada
XD RAF Roundel J

de Havilland Canada

KB 162

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139

Prior to delivery, marked as "New Glasgow" for one of the five cities that raised the most funds on the latest War Bond drive. First Canadian Mosquito to make the North Atlantic ferry flight via Reykjavik to Prestwick 8 Aug 1943. Second Canadian Mosquito delivered to RAF 23 Nov 1943. Reported to have had H2S radar installed within a modified nose, possibly when it was "repaired in works" 30 Dec 1943. Returned to Wyton 28 Jan 1944 but not re-assigned to 139 Sqn until 29 May 1944. Cat. AC damage on 20 Jul 1944. Repaired on site and returned to service in 7 days. Cat. AC damage a second time on 27 Jul 1944. Repaired on site and returned to service 25 Aug 1944. Early on the morning of 14 Oct 1944, KB162 took off from Warboys with a full bomb load. The port engine failed and the a/c crashed two minutes after take-off. Flight Lieutenant Norman Taylor DFM MID (pilot) RAFVR and Flying Officer Walter Jackson (navigator) RAFVR were both killed.



unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network


last update: 2025-March-21
   1943-August-08 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB to Scottish Aviation 2025-03-21
   1943-August-12 Transferred Hatfield GB to De Havilland 2025-03-21
   1943-November-23 Squadron Assignment 139 Sqn Wyton GB 2025-03-21
   1943-December-30 Repair / Modification in works (installation of H2S equipment?) 2025-03-21
   1944-October-14 Take-off Accident Warboys XD-Y Engine cut on take-off 2025-03-21
   1944-December-02 Struck off Strength Cat. "E" write-off 2025-03-21

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB163

s/n KB163

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 163

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 36OTU

Assigned to Eastern Air Command with No. 36 Operational Training Unit at Greenwood NS. Damaged in a heavy landing during night solo flying practice 5 Sept 1943, partially collapsing the landing gear. It was lost on a training exercise over the Bay of Fundy on 10 June 1944. Nine pieces of wreckage washed up on the shores of Maces Bay NB and on Grand Manan Island. Sgt. R.A. Fuller, RAFVR and Flying Officer J.N. McDowell, RCAF never found.



unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network


last update: 2025-March-21 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB164

s/n KB164

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 164

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
1943-August-05 Accident: 124 Ferry Squadron Loc: De Havilland Field Names: Beardmore | Kertland
   1943-August-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1943-October-20 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB165

s/n KB165

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 165

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 8OTU

With No. 8 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood, NS in January 1945.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1943-August-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-June-02 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mcinnes | Seymour
   1945-July-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB166

s/n KB166

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 166

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB167

s/n KB167

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 167

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-August-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB168

s/n KB168

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 168

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-August-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-December-11 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: St John Names: Hooper | Miller
   1946-November-05 Classified Instructional CA A 543 2020-06-11
   1948-December-09 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 489 | 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB169

s/n KB169

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 169

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-August-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-April-24 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gee | Imeson
   1944-June-07 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB171

s/n KB171

as/n 43-34930; C126

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 171

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34930. Sent to Wright Field, Dayton, OH for installation of American radio equipment 3 Sep 1943. Class 26 ground instructional aircraft C126 13 Mar 1944 (after return to Canada?). On display at Downsview during Victory Bond fund raiser on 19 April 1945.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-10
   1943 to USAAF 43-34930 2025-02-10

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB172

s/n KB172

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 172

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: T&DE

Used by Test and Development Establishment, RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, dates unknown.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1943-August-24 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB173

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB174

s/n KB174

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 174

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-August-27 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-November-18 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB175

s/n KB175

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 175

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-June-23 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB176

s/n KB176

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 176

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-September-02 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-May-04 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Merinuk
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB177

s/n KB177

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 177

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-September-02 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB178

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB179

s/n KB179

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 179

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 8OTU

With No. 8 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood, NS in December 1944.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1943-September-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB180

s/n KB180

as/n 43-34954

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 180

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34954. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 5 Mar 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 29 Jun 1944. Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17 Jul 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 16 Aug 1944. Returned to RAF in UK 8 Oct 1944. SOC 31 Jul 1947.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-10
   1943 to USAAF 43-34954
   1947-July-31 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB181

s/n KB181

as/n 43-34955

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 181

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34955. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 24 Feb 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 29 Jun 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 15 Aug 1944. USAAF 9th Air Force, Europe 19 Sep 1944. SOC 11 May 1945.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-10
   1943 to USAAF 43-34955

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB182

s/n KB182

as/n 43-34956

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 182

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: USAAF; 163

To USAAF as F-8 43-34956. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 18 Mar 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 4 Jun 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 25 Jul 1944. Returned to RAF in UK. SOC 17 May 1945.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-10
   1943 to USAAF 43-34956
   1945-May-17 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB183

s/n KB183

as/n 43-34957

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 183

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34957. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 19 Feb 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 29 Jun 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 27 Jul 1944. Substantially damaged during the ferry flight to UK when ground looped taking off from Goose Bay, Labrador 21 Jul 1944. Believed condemned with 8th AAF 4 Aug 1944.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-10
   1943 to USAAF 43-34957

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB184

s/n KB184

as/n 43-34958

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 184

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 162; 139; 162; 163

To USAAF as F-8 43-34958. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 24 Feb 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 18 Jun 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 17 Jul 1944. Returned to RAF in UK 4 Nov 1944. SOC 28 Nov 1946.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-10
   1943 to USAAF 43-34958
   1946-November-28 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB185

s/n KB185

as/n 43-34959

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada
XD RAF Roundel R

de Havilland Canada

KB 185

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: USAAF; 163; 139

To USAAF as F-8 43-34959. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 1 Apr 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 4 Jul 1944. Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7 Jul 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 24 Jul 1944. Returned to RAF in UK 5 Oct 1944. No. 139 (Jamaica) Squadron, RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire. Lost without trace during an operational mission at night to Berlin, Germany 2/3 Apr 1945 (2MIA)

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

last update: 2025-February-10
   1943 to USAAF 43-34959
   1945-April-03 Failed to Return Missing (Berlin) reportedly collided near Berlin with Me262 of 10/NJG11 3.4.45

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB186

s/n KB186

as/n 43-34960

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 186

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34960. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 29 Feb 1944. Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA 19 Aug 1944 to 19 Jan 1945. 510th Base Unit, La Guardia Field, NY. Returned to RAF, Canada 1 Feb 1945. SOC 30 Nov 1945.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-13
   1943 to USAAF 43-34960
   1945-November-30 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB187

s/n KB187

as/n 43-34961

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 187

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34961. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 2 Mar 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2 May 1944. Headquarters Air Transport Command Test Unit, Detachment 37, Miami, FL. Substantially damaged in an accident in the south hangar, 36 St. Airport, Miami, FL 15 Jun 1944. Possibly became Class 26 ground instructional aircraft 1 Aug 1944.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-13
   1943 to USAAF 43-34961

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB188

s/n KB188

as/n 43-34962

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 188

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: USAAF; 16OTU

To USAAF as F-8 43-34962. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 18 Mar 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 12 Jul 1944. Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10 Jul 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 26 Jul 1944. 325th Ferrying Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group, Heston (Station 510), Middlesex, England. Damaged landing at Watton 30 Jul 1944. 802nd Reconnaissance Group (Special), Watton (Station 376), Norfolk, England. 25th Bombardment Group, Reconnaissance, Watton (Station 376), Norfolk 9 Aug 1944. Damaged landing at Watton 30 Aug 1944. Returned to RAF in UK 2 Nov 1944. SOC 31 Dec 1946.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-13
   1943 to USAAF 43-34962
   1946-December-31 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB189

s/n KB189

as/n 43-34963

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 189

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: USAAF; 608; 162; 163

To USAAF as F-8 43-34963. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 18 Mar 1944. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2 May 1944. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 13 Jul 1944. USAAF 8th Air Force, England 25 Jul 1944. Returned to RAF in UK 2 Nov 1944. SOC 31 Dec 1946.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-13
   1943 to USAAF 43-34963
   1946-December-31 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB190

s/n KB190

as/n 43-34947

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 190

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8 43-34947. Modification Center ? 7, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY 18 Mar 1944. 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI. Flown to Amherst NS 4 Aug 1945. Returned to Canadian govt 5 Dec 1945.

source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-13

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB191

s/n KB191

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 191

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 139; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-18 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Woodbridge on return from Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB192

s/n KB192

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 192

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-December-09 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB193

s/n KB193

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 193

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-05 Landing Accident Overshot emergency landing Upper Heyford

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB194

s/n KB194

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 194

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-August-23 Accident Crash Broke up in air on training flight

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB195

s/n KB195

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 195

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 627


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-October-07 Photo Reconnaissance Vlissingen Failed to Return

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB196

s/n KB196

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 196

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
1944-April-02 Accident: 45 ATG Loc: Aerodrome Names: Fraser | Martin
   1944-April-02 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off into snowbank on ferry flight Moncton NB

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB197

s/n KB197

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 197

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 627; 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-06 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB198

s/n KB198

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 198

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-August-13 Failed to Return Frankfurt

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB199

s/n KB199

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 199

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 128


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-October-31 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB200

s/n KB200

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 200

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-June-12 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB201

s/n KB201

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 201

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 162; 139; NTU

Together with KB238 and KB355, made the North Atlantic ferry flight via Reykjavik to Prestwick on 6 Sep 1944.
last update: 2025-March-23
   1947-January-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB202

s/n KB202

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 202

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-August-07 Accident Crash Hit ground during overshoot in fog Upwood on return destroyed by fire

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB203

s/n KB203

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 203

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 1655 NTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-October-12 Accident Crash in Caernarvon Bay presumed control lost in cloud

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB204

s/n KB204

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 204

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-November-28 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB205

s/n KB205

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 205

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-10 Accident Crash Flew into ground Gooderson Park Norfolk

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB206

s/n KB206

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 206

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; NTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-02 Accident Crash Broke up in air near Leek Staffs.

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB207

s/n KB207

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 207

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-August-30 Accident Crash Broke up after control lost in turbulence near Linden Galashiels Selkirk

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB208

s/n KB208

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 208

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-May-31 Accident Crash damaged beyond repair in accident

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB209

s/n KB209

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 209

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: AAEE


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-August-09 Accident Crash Flew into ground inverted 3m W of Blandford Forum Dorset during handling trials

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB210

s/n KB210

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 210

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-September-17 Failed to Return training flight

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB211

s/n KB211

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 211

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-September-16 Accident Crash Broke up in air and crashed Moulton Chapel Lincs.

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB212

s/n KB212

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 212

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB213

s/n KB213

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 213

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 627; 109


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-January-31 to Maintenance 5811M

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB214

s/n KB214

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 214

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: Upwood; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-12 Accident Crash Caught fire during inspection Bourn damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB215

s/n KB215

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 215

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 1655MTU; 627

Reported with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF. Bombed Hannover on 22 September 1943. This is probably a typo.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-October-19 Accident Crash Broke up after explosion over Wainfleet ranges

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB216

s/n KB216

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 216

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-22 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Goose Bay

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB217

s/n KB217

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 217

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 139; 1655MTU; 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-July-20 Accident Crash Air bottle exploded on ground Upwood damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB218

s/n KB218

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 218

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-September-12 Shot Down Hit by flak Berlin and crash-landed Woodbridge, Claimed as damaged by Bf109 of 10/JG300

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB219

s/n KB219

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 219

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-September-13 Accident Crash Control lost in cloud abandoned near Maybole Ayrshire

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB220

s/n KB220

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 220

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
1944-May-07 Accident: 45 GROUP ICELAND Loc: Reykjavik Names: Klippel | Wood
   1944-May-07 Ferry Flight British West Indies to Reykjavik Failed to Arrive

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB221

s/n KB221

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 221

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 128; 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-July-31 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB222

s/n KB222

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 222

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-January-02 Failed to Return near Zerbst Failed to Return from mission to Hanau

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB223

s/n KB223

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 223

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 627; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-July-02 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off under carriage collapsed on landing Barford St.John

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB224

s/n KB224

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 224

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-August-19 Accident Crash Control lost in turbulence hunted and wing detached Lebbitts Wood Salop.

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB225

s/n KB225

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 225

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 139; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-January-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB226

s/n KB226

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 226

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-November-13 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB227

s/n KB227

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 227

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB228

s/n KB228

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 228

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 608; 105


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-February-09 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB229

s/n KB229

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 229

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: Upwood; RAE


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB230

s/n KB230

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 230

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-20 Accident Crash on ferry flight in snow storm Grand Lake Newfoundland

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB231

s/n KB231

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 231

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 162; NTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-July-31 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB232

s/n KB232

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 232

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-23 Landing Accident in forced landing near Birkdale Lancs.

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB233

s/n KB233

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 233

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; NTU

delivered Goose Bay to Prestwick in May 1944, 6 hr 46 min flight time
last update: 2025-February-05
   1945-May-06 Accident Crash Dived into ground near Lydney Glos.

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB234

s/n KB234

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 234

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 139; 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-January-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB235

s/n KB235

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 235

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-07 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB236

s/n KB236

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 236

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-December-16 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB237

s/n KB237

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 237

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; Castle Kennedy


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-December-31 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB238

s/n KB238

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 238

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 1655MTU; 16OTU

Together with KB201 and KB355, made the North Atlantic ferry flight via Reykjavik to Prestwick on 18 Sep 1944.
last update: 2025-March-23
   1945-August-13 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB239

s/n KB239

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 239

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 692; 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-September-16 Failed to Return Rangsdorf Failed to Return from mission to Berlin Claimed by Bf109 of 10/JG300

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB240

s/n KB240

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 240

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 627; 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-October-27 Landing Accident Bellylanded at Woodbridge

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB241

s/n KB241

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 241

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-September-16 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB242

s/n KB242

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 242

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 627; 608

On the night of August 24th 1944, Flight Lieutenant Stuart Douglas Webb of 608 Squadron, 8th group Pathfinder and Light Night Striking Force RAF Downham Market took off at 21:35hrs detailed to attack Cologne. While on a bombing run over the target his Mosquito B-XX KB242 was coned in by searchlights and as the bombs were released it was hit by very heavy flak. Shortly after, on the return home, a Focke Wulf FW 190 night fighter flown by Hauptmann, Friedrich-Karl "Nasen' Muller of Nachtjagdgruppe 1./NJGr.10 made four continued attacks on his aircraft over Eindhoven, actually claiming a kill. On the last attack the Mosquito was thrown into a steep spiral dive from 25,000 feet. Doug regained control at about 9,000 feet. The elevator trimming tabs were shot away, the hydraulic lines severed and the A.S.I. unserviceable. He then set course for home and despite great difficulty he was able to keep the stricken aircraft in stable flight. As the emergency hydraulic system was by now also unserviceable he landed with the undercarriage retracted at Woodbridge airfield in Suffolk at 01:10hrs. The rear of the fuselage was so badly damaged by cannon fire that the entire tail section of the aircraft fell off completely on touching down. He received a letter of commendation for his actions.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-August-24 Shot Down Hit by flak and night fighter and crashlanded Woodbridge, Claimed as shot down nr Eindhoven by Fw190 of 1/NJGr10

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB243

s/n KB243

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 243

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-13 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-March-16 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Intersection Of Runways 27 And 31 Names: Blundell | Riddel
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB244

s/n KB244

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 244

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-13 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-February-08 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Dorward | Searby
   1945-June-19 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB245

s/n KB245

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 245

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 8OTU

With No. 8 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood, NS in August 1944.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-April-13 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-March-09 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Runway 31 Names: Hanson | Henry
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB246

s/n KB246

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 246

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB247

s/n KB247

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 247

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-13 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-August-04 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Faragher | Mackenzie
   1946-November-18 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB248

s/n KB248

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 248

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB249

s/n KB249

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 249

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-22 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB250

s/n KB250

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 250

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-22 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB251

s/n KB251

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 251

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-22 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB252

s/n KB252

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 252

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB253

s/n KB253

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 253

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To instructional A444
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-April-22 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-March-15 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Plews
   1945-May-01 Classified Instructional CA A 444 2020-06-11
   1945-July-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 488 | 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB254

s/n KB254

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 254

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 7OTU

With No. 7 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS when it was reported missing on 4 June 1945. Pilot Officer P.M. Cook and Pilot Officer F.E.W. Stephenson, both RAF, presumed killed, their bodies were never found.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-April-22 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-June-04 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Unknown Names: Cook | Stephenson
   1945-June-12 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB255

s/n KB255

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 255

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-29 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-June-13 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Moffatt | Richmond
   1945-July-25 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB256

s/n KB256

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 256

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-29 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-September-17 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Saunders | Wise
   1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB257

s/n KB257

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 257

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-29 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB258

s/n KB258

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 258

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-29 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-November-14 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Cecchini | Warriner
   1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB259

s/n KB259

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 259

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-29 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB260

s/n KB260

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 260

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-29 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB261

s/n KB261

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 261

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-October-09 Accident Crash on approach returning from Wilhelmshaven Downham Market destroyed by fire

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB262

s/n KB262

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 262

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-August-08 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Wyton

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB263

s/n KB263

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 263

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 139

delivered Goose Bay to Prestwick May 1944, flight time 7 hr 9 minutes
last update: 2025-February-05
   1945-January-15 Accident Crash Flew into ground in bad visibility near Thurleigh

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB264

s/n KB264

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 264

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 139; 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-September-08 Accident Crash Engine cut on return from Karlsruhe crashlanded at Bradwell Bay

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB265

s/n KB265

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 265

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 608; 627; 109


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-December-07 to Maintenance 5813M

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB266

s/n KB266

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 266

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-27 Failed to Return Hamburg

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB267

s/n KB267

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada
AZ RAF Roundel E

de Havilland Canada

KB 267

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 627

On 19 September, an order came through from Bomber Command for No. 5 Group to prepare for an attack on Bremen. Planes from No. 5 Group would be responsible for all aspects of the operation, including target illumination and marking and control of the raid. Cochrane, the AOC, would be responsible for tactics and route planning. As the day progressed, the weather forecast changed, and at 16:45 an order came through to change to the reserve targets at Rheydt and Moenchen-Gladbach.

At the flight planning conference it was decided that three areas would be attacked simultaneously; they were designated as red, green and yellow. The red area was Rheydt town centre, where the attack would be fully controlled by a master bomber who would monitor the marking and coordinate the main force bombing. The tactics of dispersed marking were untried and unrehearsed, and therefore would require expertise from the controller and markers.

The announcement that Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC would be the controller was met with general incredulity. It was assumed it would be regular controller from No. 54 Base Flight or a qualified one from No. 627 Squadron. Some suspicion started to circulate that the proposed complexity may have come from Gibson and his lack of experience in marking techniques.

As Gibson did not have a regular navigator, one had to be found to fly with him. The first choice (Charles Clark DFC) was ill, so Squadron Leader Jim Warwick was selected. He was the Station Navigation Officer and therefore screened from operations. There was also no serviceable Mosquito available at Coningsby for Gibson to use, so it was decided to use the reserve aircraft of No. 627 Squadron, located at RAF Woodhall Spa. Gibson and Warwick were driven over. When they arrived about 18:30, for unknown reasons, Gibson rejected the reserve aircraft KB213 and insisted on using the Mosquito B.XX KB267 instead. The crew who were expecting to fly in KB267 were unhappy with the change. As the two crews were performing different functions, the bomb loads had to be swapped. They took off at 19:51.

When they arrived at the target, the marking of the red area went badly wrong owing to a series of mishaps. The three markers could not identify the marking point and one aircraft had engine problems. Gibson attempted to mark it himself but his Target Indicators (TIs) did not release. As the illumination from the flares was fading, he called for more flares and warned the red section of the main force not to bomb. He then commanded them to stand by, so they started to turn away from the target. This was potentially dangerous and exposed them to further risk from flak and night fighters. Some started to bomb the green area, either out of confusion or nervousness. He then authorised the remaining aircraft to bomb the green area. The red area was eventually marked, but it was too late to direct any of the main force's aircraft to attack it. The raid concluded at 21:58. The time of Gibson's departure from the target is unknown. It is possible that he loitered in a wide, high orbit to assess the outcome and left around 22:00. One crew from No. 61 Squadron claimed they heard him say he had a damaged engine.

Gibson's aircraft crashed at Steenbergen in the Netherlands at around 22:30 and lit up in flames. Witnesses heard an aircraft flying low, saw that its cockpit was illuminated and then it crashed.At first, Gibson's failure to return to Woodhall Spa was not considered out of the ordinary, as it was assumed he had landed at Coningsby. Likewise at Coningsby there was no immediate concern as there was fog and it was assumed he would have landed elsewhere. However, it soon became apparent he had not returned. The rumour spread rapidly around No. 5 Group that he was missing. He was not posted officially as missing until 29 November,although Prime Minister Winston Churchill was informed on 26 September: "The Air Ministry have told us that Wing Commander Gibson, VC is reported missing from a recent raid in which he flew a Mosquito to Munchen Gladbach".

source: Wikipedia

unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-May-30 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB arrived from Canada 2024-04-03
   1944-June-08 to Maintenance 13 MU RAF Henlow GB 2024-04-03
   1944-July-08 Squadron Assignment 139 Squadron RAF Upwood GB 2024-04-03
   1944-July-18 Squadron Assignment 627 Squadron RAF Woodhall Spa GB 2024-04-03
   1944-September-19 Failed to Return Mönchengladbach DE 2024-03-28

Bombing Monchengladbach Germany 1944-09-19 to 1944-09-19

627 (I) Sqn (RAF) RAF Woodhill Spa
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627 Squadron RAF (At first sight), RAF Woodhill Spa. 5 Group Wing Commander G P Gibson VC (RAF), who had previously led Lancaster aircraft from 617 Squadron in Operation Chastise, the Dambuster raid on the Sorpe, Mohne and Eder dams,1944-05-16/17 was now considered non-operational but wished to continue flying. With this in mind he assumed the role of Master Bomber for a Mosquito raid against targets in Monchengladbach/Rheydt, Germany, even though he had little experience with either target-marking or flying Mosquito aircraft. The officer Gibson intended to fly with as Navigator was ill and unavailable so he instead selected Squadron Leader J B Warwick DFC to fill this position. Warwick, as Station Navigation Officer, was also considered non-operational. Arriving at RAF Woodhill Spa, Gibson was offered the Squadron reserve aircraft, Mosquito KB 213 for the operation. For whatever reason, Gibson rejected KB 213 and demanded a different aircraft, choosing Canadian-built Mosquito BXX aircraft KB 267 AZ-E also displacing the crew originally assigned to KB 267 and proceeded with the mission. The target marking at Rheydt was not very successful for a number of reasons and Mosquito KB 267 eventually turned for home. Flying low over the Netherlands the aircraft abruptly rolled and flew into the ground, crashing and burning at Steenbergen, Noord Brabant, Netherlands with the loss of both Gibson and Warwick

Wing Commander G P Gibson VC, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar (RAF) pilot and Squadron Leader J B Warwick DFC (RAFVR) were both killed in action

The cause of loss of the aircraft and crew was not absolutely determined. The aircraft was observed flying at low level when the engines cut out and it suddenly dived into the ground, which would suggest a possible fuel or engine issue. The aircraft loss does not appear on the 627 Squadron Operations Record Book because the aircraft was taken away from 627. The crash card for KB 267 indicates that it was flown by Gibson and Warwick and was missing on the date of the operation to Monchengladbach. Mosquito, Wooden Wonder by Edward Bishop, page 140 The Pathfinder Companion, War Diaries and Experiences of RAF Pathfinder Force - 1942-1945, page 160

unvetted Source Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database

unvetted Source A warrior's death I Flight Safety Australia

unvetted Source Memorial Crash Mosquito KB 267 - Steenbergen -TracesOfWar.com

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB268

s/n KB268

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 268

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 162; 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-03 Struck off Strength
   1945-March-03 Shot Down Damaged by flak Berlin crash-landed Upwood Stuck off on return., Claimed shot down nr Berlin by Me262 of 10/NJG11.

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB269

s/n KB269

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 269

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-August-14 Accident Crash Controls locked abandoned in spin and crashed Egerton Yorks.

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB270

s/n KB270

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 270

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-September-14 Landing Accident under carriage jammed bellylanded at Woodbridge

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB271

s/n KB271

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 271

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-05 Landing Accident Overshot landing at Upwood on return from Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB272

s/n KB272

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 272

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-June-17 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Barford St.John

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB273

s/n KB273

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 273

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 608

Named "Joan" for actress Joan Fontaine (Geoffrey De Havilland Jr.'s cousin). She attended a christening ceremony of KB273 at Downsview on 14 May 1944 as part of DHC's 6th Victory Bond drive.
last update: 2025-March-05
   1945-March-29 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB274

s/n KB274

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 274

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-17 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-March-03 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Condon | Walters
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB275

s/n KB275

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 275

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To instructional A419
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-May-17 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-June-09 Accident: 31 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Parker | Smith
   1944-July-05 Classified Instructional CA A 419 2020-06-12
   1945-July-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 487 | 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB276

s/n KB276

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 276

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-17 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB277

s/n KB277

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 277

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB278

s/n KB278

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 278

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB279

s/n KB279

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 279

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-17 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB280

s/n KB280

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 280

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-27 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-September-23 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Kingston Nova Scotia Names: Offen | Preston
   1944-October-25 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB281

s/n KB281

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 281

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-27 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-October-30 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Upper Blackville New Brunswick Names: Ferguson | Lynes
   1944-November-28 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 582

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB282

s/n KB282

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 282

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-27 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-02 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB283

s/n KB283

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 283

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-27 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-November-09 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Station Names: Barlow | Lawrence | Prizeman
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB284

s/n KB284

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 284

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-27 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-July-02 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Kahler | Thomason
   1945-July-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB285

s/n KB285

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 285

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 8OTU

With No. 8 Operational Training Unit when it crashed on 8 July 1944.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-May-27 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-July-08 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Names: Connor | Rutledge
   1944-September-15 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB286

s/n KB286

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 286

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-20 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB287

s/n KB287

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 287

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-20 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB288

s/n KB288

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 288

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-20 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-October-17 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Blankslein | Cornet
   1944-November-20 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB289

s/n KB289

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 289

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 8OTU

With No. 8 Operational Training Unit when it crashed on 15 September 1944. Both occupants, Belgians serving in the RAF, were killed.
last update: 2025-February-05 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB290

s/n KB290

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 290

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-20 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-July-01 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Jones | Shutter
   1944-September-15 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB291

s/n KB291

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 291

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-20 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-January-21 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Asher | Carrick
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB292

s/n KB292

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 292

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-26 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-January-06 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Barrett | Moore
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB293

s/n KB293

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 293

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-26 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-August-21 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Rosborough New Brunswick Names: Cook | Tonks
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB294

s/n KB294

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 294

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-26 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-August-06 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Caley | Midgely
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB295

s/n KB295

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 295

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-26 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-May-12 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Carter | Edwards
   1945-June-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB296

s/n KB296

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 296

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-June-13 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-09 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1945-February-14 Accident Crash Air bottle exploded during filling Dorval damaged beyond repair
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB297

s/n KB297

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 297

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-May-26 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-August-30 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB298

s/n KB298

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 298

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 692; 608; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB299

s/n KB299

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 299

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-June-03 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-July-18 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Plaster Rock New Brunswick Names: Goodfellow
   1945-August-20 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB300

s/n KB300

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 300

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

first DHC built Mosquito
last update: 2025-February-05
   1942-September-23 First Flight first flight at Downsview; pilot Ralph Spradbrow 2019-08-20

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB301

s/n KB301

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 301

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB302

s/n KB302

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 302

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

to USAAF as F-8 (no USAAF serial no. assigned)
last update: 2025-February-05

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB303

s/n KB303

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 303

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-14 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-June-25 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Hants Port Nova Scotia Names: Pratt | Rose | Swift | White
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB304

s/n KB304

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 304

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-April-14 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB305

s/n KB305

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 305

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB306

s/n KB306

as/n 43-34931

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 306

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8. Damaged in a collision with parked Douglas A-26 Invader 41-39100 while taxying at Wright Field, Dayton, OH 24 Sep 43. Diverted to USA 6 Jan 44. Materiel Division, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. Crashed after engine failure taking off from Fort Dix Air Base, Wrightstown, NJ 11 Mar 44. Returned to RCAF and scrapped.


source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34931

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB307

s/n KB307

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 307

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-June-01 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-November-17 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Pattison | Spearing
   1944-February-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB308

s/n KB308

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 308

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-March-29 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-March-05 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Runways 09-27 13-31 Intersection Names: Bruce
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB309

s/n KB309

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 309

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To instructional A323
last update: 2025-February-05
   1943-April-13 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1943-June-25 Classified Instructional CA A 323 2020-06-12
   1947-March-01 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 486 | 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB310

s/n KB310

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 310

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To instructional A328
last update: 2025-February-05
   1943-April-29 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-August-05 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Dubroy
   1943-October-19 Classified Instructional CA A 328 2020-06-12
   1944-February-19 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 486 | 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB311

s/n KB311

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 311

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-24 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-02 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB312

s/n KB312

as/n 43-34924

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 312

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8. 12th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO Jun 1943. Bolling Field, Washington, DC 18 Jul 1943. 4100th (Area Command) (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command) Patterson Field, Fairfield, OH for installation of American radio. Modified for photo reconnaissance. Ferried over the North Atlantic route via England to North Africa. 3rd Photographic Group (Reconnaissance), 12th Air Force, Tunisia. Named "Faintin' Floozie III". Returned to RAF and reported as scrapped for produce 01 Sept 1945.


source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34924

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB313

s/n KB313

as/n 43-34925

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 313

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 112 Wg

To USAAF as F-8 43-34925. 12th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO Jun 1943. Modified for photo reconnaissance. Substantially damaged taking off from Peterson Field 7 Jul 1943. Returned to RAF 4 Nov 1944. 112 Wing, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal, Canada. Lost a wing recovering from a dive after take-off from Amherst, Nova Scotia 4 Feb 1945. Civilian pilot John Frederick Michael Bradley of Vancouver BC, and Radio Officer John Donald McIntyre, both of 45 Group, RAF Transport Command were killed.



source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34925
   1945-February-04 Take-off Accident Lost wing recovering from dive after take-off Amherst NS

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB314

s/n KB314

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 314

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-June-03 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-May-23 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Greenwood Names: Paterson
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB315

s/n KB315

as/n 43-34926

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 315

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as the third F-8. RAF serial appears to never have been worn, the US serial being applied at the factory. 43-34926 was sent to Peterson Field in Colorado Springs, Colorado for installation of photo reconnaissance equipment.The F-8s carried a single camera port on the centre-line of the aft fuselage, a port in forward end of the the left hand bomb bay door and were also capable of carrying a forward oblique mount in the nose compartment, shooting through the bomb aimer's centre panel. 43-34926 then went to Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio for installation of American radio equipment and further testing. From Wright Field, it appears that that the aircraft was flown back to the de Havilland plant at Downsview, possibly for final updates or correction of some fault.

It was at Downsview that Maj. James F. Setchell was assigned as the pilot of F-8 serial number 43-34926 which was named "The Spook." His navigator was Capt. Jerome C. Alexander. The name was painted on both sides of the nose in flamboyant yellow and black letters while still at Downsview. The name "The Spook" was allegedly for the pilot's new son as he considered him one of the scariest-looking babies he had ever seen.

"The Spook" was to be assigned to the 3rd Photographic Group (Reconnaissance), part of the 12th Air Force, based in North Africa. According to the log book kept by Setchell, the route flown took them from Downsview to La Marsa, Tunisia (near Tunis) by way of Goose Bay, Labrador; Bluie West One, Greenland; Meeks Field, Iceland; Prestwick, Scotland: St. Mawgan, Cornwall; and Casablanca. Morocco. The aircraft arrived at La Marsa on 18 Oct 1943. It then flew to Algiers 10 Nov 1943 with Lt. Col. Elliott Roosevelt, son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and commander of the 3rd Photographic Group (Reconnaissance) in North Africa. Repositioned to San Severo, Italy 7 Dec 1943. On 15 and 16 Jan 1944 "the Spook" flew through intense flak yet returned with valuable photographic reconnaissance, earning Setchell the DFC. Flown by another pilot the aircraft was written off after a crash-landing at Pomigliano, Italy on August 19, 1944.KB315 was the only Canadian-built B.Mk. VII to see combat service with the USAAF.

with notes from Joe Baugher's serial number lists

last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34926

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB316

s/n KB316

as/n 43-34927

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 316

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8. 350th Sub Depot, Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO. Modified for photo reconnaissance. Substantially damaged taking off from Peterson Field 1 Jul 1943. Became class 26 ground instructional aircraft at Peterson Field. [C126]


source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34927

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB317

s/n KB317

as/n 43-34928

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 317

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

to USAAF as F-8 43-34928. First Mosquito F-8 to be delivered to the USAAF.

A U.S. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Langley Research Center Photo of 43-34928 (ex-KB317). This photo was taken in January 1945. This aircraft was flown at the Langley Research Center, in Virginia by test pilot Bill Gray during longitudinal stability and control studies of the aircraft in 1945.

August 23 1944 to January 19 1945 to RCAF, scrapped.

last update: 2025-March-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34928

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB318

s/n KB318

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 318

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-June-01 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-December-17 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Craft | Crich
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB319

s/n KB319

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 319

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB320

s/n KB320

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 320

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-June-21 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-April-18 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Vickers-willis
   1944-June-07 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB321

s/n KB321

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 321

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-June-21 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-November-29 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Stewiacke County Colchester Names: Herman | Martin
   1944-March-28 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB322

s/n KB322

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 322

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-June-22 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-April-12 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hart
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB323

s/n KB323

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 323

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-June-24 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-October-06 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Wood
   1944-February-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB324

s/n KB324

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 324

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1943-September-27 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB325

s/n KB325

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 325

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB326

s/n KB326

as/n 43-34929

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 326

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:

To USAAF as F-8. 12th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO. Modified for photo reconnaissance. Wright Field, Dayton, OH for installation of American radio equipment. Eighth Air Force. Crashed during ferry flight landing at Wideawake Field, Ascension Island 27 Nov 1943. SOC 18 Jun 1945.


source: Joe Baugher's serial number lists


last update: 2025-February-05
   1943 to USAAF 43-34929

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB327

s/n KB327

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 327

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-August-07 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB328

s/n KB328

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 328

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: A&AEE

Prior to delivery, marked as "Acton Ontario" for one of the five cities that raised the most funds on the latest War Bond drive. Second Canadian Mosquito to make the North Atlantic ferry flight via Reykjavik to Prestwick 9 Aug 1943. Sent to Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) at Boscombe Down by the end of the month. Used for comparison tests between the Canadian-built B. Mk. XX and the UK-built B. Mk. IV. In the testing for level speed and full throttle ceiling performance done between Sep-Dec 1943, KB328 was found to be "rather below average".
last update: 2025-March-28
   1943-August-09 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB to Scottish Aviation 2025-03-22
   1943-August-12 Transferred Hatfield GB to De Havilland 2025-03-22
   1943-August-20 Transferred A&AEE Boscombe Down GB for comparison testing to UK-built Mosquitos 2025-03-22
   1943-August-31 Accident Category A A&AEE Boscombe Down GB possibly engine failure requiring replacement 2025-03-23
   1945-February-09 Struck off Strength Recategorized Cat. "E" write-off 2025-03-22

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB329

s/n KB329

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 329

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 627; 139

Prior to delivery, marked as "Moose Jaw" for one of the five cities that raised the most funds on the latest War Bond drive. Together with KB160, made the third North Atlantic ferry flight by Canadian Mosquitos via Reykjavik to Prestwick 23 Aug 1943.

While with 139 Sqn at Upwood, KB329 failed to return from a Pathfinder mission to Berlin on the night of 24/25 Jun 1944. Both crew were lost: Pilot Flight Lieutenant William Boylson DFC & Bar RAAF and navigator Squadron Leader George Wilson DSO DFC RAFVR. Claimed by Luftwaffe night fighter operating from Venlo NL.

unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

last update: 2025-March-28
   1943-August-23 Ferry Flight Prestwick GB to Scottish Aviation 2025-03-23
   1943-September-03 Transferred Hatfield US to De Havilland 2025-03-23
   1944-January-05 Squadron Assignment 627 Sqn Oakington GB 2025-03-23
   1944-January-07 Squadron Assignment 139 Sqn Wyton GB 2025-03-23
   1944-June-24 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB330

s/n KB330

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 330

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-June-03 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-September-10 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Sussex New Brunswick Names: Coughman | Cox
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB331

s/n KB331

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 331

Packard Merlin 31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB332

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB333

s/n KB333

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 333

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-June-12 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-January-19 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Station Names: Langford
   1946-November-18 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB334

s/n KB334

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 334

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-June-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB335

s/n KB335

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 335

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-June-14 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-August-23 Accident: 4 Repair Depot Loc: Aerodrome Names: Fletcher | Shaw
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB336

s/n KB336

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 336

Packard Merlin 33

Known Units:

Delivered directly into storage with Eastern Air Command. Became instructional airframe with No. 2 Air Command. Transferred to Training Command Winnipeg 11 Jul 1951, then to Stored Reserve on 7 Sep 1951. To RCAF Stn. Rockliffe 26 Apr 1962. Became part of the newly formed National Aeronautical Collection 1964-02-06, which grew into the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. It is on display in original condition in the Reserve Hangar.

Museum Canada Aviation and Space Museum-Ottawa ON


last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-June-12 Taken on Strength into Stored Reserve with Eastern Air Command 2024-01-08
   1946-October-08 Classified Instructional CA A 535 with No. 2 Air Command 2024-01-08
   1964-February-06 Museum / Display Ottawa CA RCAF Canadian Natl Aero Collection Rockliffe ON 2025-01-04
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 489 | 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB337

s/n KB337

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 337

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-June-17 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB338

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB339

s/n KB339

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 339

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-June-16 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-08 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-November-04 Struck off Strength
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB340

s/n KB340

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 340

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-22 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-08 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1945-February-13 Landing Accident Bounced on landing and under carriage collapsed Oakes Field Bahamas
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB341

s/n KB341

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 341

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB342

s/n KB342

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 342

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-June-29 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB343

s/n KB343

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 343

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 128; 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-06 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Barford St.John

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB344

s/n KB344

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 344

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB345

s/n KB345

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 345

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 627; 109


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-February-20 to Maintenance 5820M

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB346

s/n KB346

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 346

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-September-15 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB347

s/n KB347

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 347

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 162; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-January-30 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB348

s/n KB348

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 348

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 692; 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-October-11 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB349

s/n KB349

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 349

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 627; 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-04 Failed to Return Doberitz Failed to Return from mission to Magdeburg

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB350

s/n KB350

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 350

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-February-24 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB351

s/n KB351

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 351

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-02 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB352

s/n KB352

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 352

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: CRD


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-September-16 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB353

s/n KB353

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 353

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 139; 128


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-07 Failed to Return Gelsenkirchen

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB354

s/n KB354

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 354

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-27 Landing Accident Overshot landing Upwood damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB355

s/n KB355

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 355

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 162; 16OTU

Together with KB201 and KB238, made the North Atlantic ferry flight via Reykjavik to Prestwick on 18 Sep 1944.
last update: 2025-March-23
   1947-July-31 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB356

s/n KB356

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 356

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 162; 608


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB357

s/n KB357

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 357

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB358

s/n KB358

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 358

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-31 False Claim Claimed as shot down near Berlin by Me262 of 10/NJG11 but landed Dwonham Market
   1945-April-04 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB359

s/n KB359

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 359

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-September-14 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB360

s/n KB360

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 360

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-10 Landing Accident in forced landing near Wisbech Cambs.

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB361

s/n KB361

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 361

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 139; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB362

s/n KB362

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 362

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 627; 5 Gp Film Unit


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-September-30 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB363

s/n KB363

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 363

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 128; 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB364

s/n KB364

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 364

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-06 Accident Crash Dived into ground Boardswell Norfolk

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB365

s/n KB365

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 365

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-February-20 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Barford St.John

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB366

s/n KB366

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 366

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 627


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-September-28 Accident Crash during raid near Kaiserslautern

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB367

s/n KB367

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 367

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-24 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB368

s/n KB368

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 368

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-December-31 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB369

s/n KB369

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 369

Packard Merlin 31

Known Units: 608; 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB370

s/n KB370

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 370

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp

Crashed at Amherst, NS on 4 February 1945, following wing failure in a steep low level turn. 2 fatalities.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-July-26 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1945-February-11 Accident: 45 GROUP Loc: North Atlantic Names: Maxon | Squance
   1945-February-11 Accident Crash on ferry flight between B.W.1. and Reykjavik

Ferry Flight 1945-02-04 to 1945-02-11

45 (T) Group (RAF) Dorval, Quebec

45 Group RAF Transport Command, Dorval, Quebec. Mosquito aircraft KB 370 missing on a flight between Bluie West 1, Greenland and Reykjavik, Iceland with the loss of the two man crew, cause unknown

Navigator Flying Officer GM Maxon (RCAF) and Pilot, Flying Officer JM Squance (RAFVR) were both missing, presumed killed in this flying accident

The missing have no known grave but are both commemorated, Flying Officer Maxon on the Ottawa Memorial and Flying Officer Squance on the Runnymede Memorial

Ocean bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie page 230-4, 327

unvetted Source [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...

unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB371

s/n KB371

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 371

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-20 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-March-09 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Robbins | Sweet-escott
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB372

s/n KB372

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 372

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-August-22 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-March-13 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Runway 31 Names: Scott
   1945-July-09 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB373

s/n KB373

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 373

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-27 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-February-19 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mcmillan | Wood
   1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB374

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB375

s/n KB375

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 375

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:

To instructional A521
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-July-24 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-July-16 Classified Instructional CA A 521 2020-06-11
   1948-April-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 489 | 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB376

s/n KB376

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 376

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-28 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB377

s/n KB377

m/d DH.98

c/n 1377

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 377

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:

Built in Jul 1944. Delivered directly into stored reserve with Eastern Air Command at Dartmouth NS 20 Jul 1944. Prototyped an engine breather system 12 Sep 1945. To APDAL status with 6 REMU at Saguenay QC 1 May 1946, then stored reserve at Mont Joli QC 13 May 1946 but returned to Dartmouth by 9 Aug 1946. To APDAL status at Dartmouth by 24 Sep 1947. To War Assets Corp. 9 June 1948 for disposal with a total of 45 airframe hours.

Sold to Don McVicar/Worldwide Aviation Agencies for $1500 Cdn. along with KA984. Ferried to Montreal/Dorval by Bill McLaren 2 July 1948 still with military markings. McVicar sold KA984 and used the proceeds to convert KB377 to fly in the 1948 Bendix Trophy cross-country air race. Extra fuel tanks were added in and behind the bomb bay as well as the nose and race #41 was applied. On 1 Sep 1948 McVicar began the ferry flight from Dorval to the Bendix race start at Long Beach CA. Engine problems on route necessitated a stop in Buffalo NY for repairs, then again in Wichita KS. On departure from Wichita the starboard engine had to be feathered due to a connecting rod failure and the a/c returned to Wichita. McVicar's Bendix attempt for 1948 was over; the aircraft was left at Wichita until it was sold to Don Bussart 30 Aug 1949.

Bussart had the a/c repaired at Wichita and installed two Packard Merlin V-1650-7 engines from P-51's, as well as external under-wing fuel tanks. The a/c was repainted dark blue and given the race #81 and the name "Wooden Wonder" for participation in the 1949 Bendix race. Bussart ferried the a/c to the race start at Rosamond Dry Lake CA without issues, stopping to refuel at St. Louis MO and Las Vegas NV. On 2 Sep 1949, Wooden Wonder reached Cleveland, finishing 4th in the Bendix B feature race, with a failed oxygen system and one engine feathered. Bussart also planned to make an around-the-world flight in Dec 1949. He went to China to complete a contract with China National Airlines, but for unknown reasons was never able to return to the US. By 4 Aug 1951, Bussart's wife had sold the a/c to Mark Hurd Mapping Co.

The a/c was ferried to Southern Airways in Birmingham AL to remove all racing modifications and convert it for photo survey work, including refitting of the original bomb bay doors. Further work was done in Goleta CA. On 13 Sep 1952, while parked at Las Vegas-McCarran Field NV, the compressed air cylinder for the brakes exploded, blowing a 3-foot hole in the fuselage aft of the starboard wing. The airframe was considered a write-off and was abandoned, and scrapped c. 1957.

sources: Geoff Goodall's Aviation History Site, aerialvisuals.ca

last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-July-20 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1948-June-09 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1948-June-09 Sold as Surplus Montreal/Dorval CA to Don McVicar/Worldwide Aviation Agencies 2024-12-18
   1948-August-26 to Civil Register Canadian Montreal/Dorval CA CF-FZG and C of A issued for racing/restricted 2024-12-19
   1949-August-30 Ownership Transferred Wichita US N37878 to Donald E. Bussart 2024-12-18
   1951-August-04 Ownership Transferred Wichita US N37878 to Mark Hurd Mapping Co 2024-12-19
   1952-September-13 Damaged on Ground (Accident) Las Vegas US air bottle exploded, damaging fuselage, airframe written off 2024-12-19
   1956-February-28 Registration Cancelled Las Vegas US abandoned and later scrapped 2024-12-18
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB378

s/n KB378

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 378

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-21 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB379

s/n KB379

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 379

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-21 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-October-23 Struck off Strength
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB380

s/n KB380

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 380

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:

To instructional A522
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-July-26 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-July-16 Classified Instructional CA A 522 2020-06-11
   1948-April-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 489 | 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB381

s/n KB381

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 381

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-24 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-01 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1945-March-07 Accident: 45 GROUP Loc: Oakes Field Nassau Names: Cripps
   1945-March-07 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Oakes Field Bahamas
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB382

s/n KB382

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 382

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN; RAF


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-27 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-11 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-November-19 Struck off Strength
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB383

s/n KB383

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 383

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-22 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-02 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1945-March-14 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Dorval
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB384

s/n KB384

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 384

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-25 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-01 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-October-23 Struck off Strength
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB385

s/n KB385

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 385

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-25 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB386

s/n KB386

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 386

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-July-28 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 583

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB387

s/n KB387

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 387

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 128; 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-19 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB388

s/n KB388

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 388

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-October-16 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Downham Market

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB389

s/n KB389

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 389

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-December-14 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB390

s/n KB390

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 390

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-24 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB391

s/n KB391

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 391

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 162; 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-19 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB392

s/n KB392

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 392

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-20 Take-off Accident Lost power on take-off forcelanded and under carriage collapsed Upwood

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB393

s/n KB393

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 393

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-23 Landing Accident under carriage collapsed on landing Downham Market

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB394

s/n KB394

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 394

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-30 Landing Accident under carriage collapsed on landing Bourn returning from Hannover

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB395

s/n KB395

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 395

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 128; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-23 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB396

s/n KB396

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 396

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-October-15 Accident Crash Crashlanded at Horsham St. Faith returning from Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB397

s/n KB397

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 397

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-January-05 Landing Accident Engine cut hit trees in forced landing Hatley Park Beds.

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB398

s/n KB398

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 398

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-August-26 Ferry Flight Lost in transit

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB399

s/n KB399

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 399

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 128; 139; 162; 571


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB400

s/n KB400

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 400

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-February-13 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Upwood

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB401

s/n KB401

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 401

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 627


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-February-20 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB402

s/n KB402

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 402

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:

Photo exists of KB402 having landed wheels-up on the runway at Downsview sometime in 1944, probably during production flight test.



unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network


last update: 2025-March-06
   1947-October-23 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB403

s/n KB403

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 403

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 1655MTU; 128; 163; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-April-14 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB404

s/n KB404

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 404

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-October-10 Take-off Accident Engine cut on take-off bellylanded near Downham Market

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB405

s/n KB405

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 405

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 162; 608; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB406

s/n KB406

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 406

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-08 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB407

s/n KB407

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 407

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-January-08 Failed to Return Hannover

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB408

s/n KB408

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 408

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-09 Landing Accident Overshot landing at Gransden Lodge damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB409

s/n KB409

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 409

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 627; 109


last update: 2025-May-31
   1948-March-18 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB410

s/n KB410

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 410

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1950 Classified Instructional GI Bramcote to at least

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB411

s/n KB411

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 411

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-04 Accident Crash Engine cut forcelanded at Manston

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB412

s/n KB412

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 412

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-11 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-April-10 Classified Instructional CA A 555 2020-06-11
   1947-September-25 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 489 | 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB413

s/n KB413

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 413

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB414

s/n KB414

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 414

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-11 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1945-April-24 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-January-07 to Royal Navy
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB415

s/n KB415

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 415

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-February-15 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB416

s/n KB416

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 416

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 627


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-July-03 Landing Accident Stalled on asymmetric overshoot Woodhall Spa

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB417

s/n KB417

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 417

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 608; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-31 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB418

s/n KB418

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 418

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:

To instructional A506
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-August-20 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-June-11 Classified Instructional CA A 506 2020-06-11
   1950-January-31 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 489 | 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB419

s/n KB419

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 419

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 627; 109


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-August-16 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-02 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-February-25 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Hemswell damaged beyond repair
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB420

s/n KB420

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 420

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-September-01 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1946-January-15 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB421

s/n KB421

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 421

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-23 Landing Accident on approach Gransden Lodge

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB422

s/n KB422

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 422

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB423

s/n KB423

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 423

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB424

s/n KB424

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 424

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-December-06 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB425

s/n KB425

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 425

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 128; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-21 Landing Accident Undershot landing at Upwood

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB426

s/n KB426

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 426

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-03 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and hit building Downham Market

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB427

s/n KB427

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 427

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 608; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-05 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB428

s/n KB428

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 428

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:

Some sources report this as one of the last 6 Mosquitos that remained in storage at Crumlin in 1950 after all others were sold to Nationalist China 1947-48. However this does not agree with the RCAF record card. To instructional A516 at Camp Borden ON. Sold to Babb Company (Canada) of Dorval, Quebec. May have been resold to either Israel or the Dominican Republic.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-September-14 Taken on Strength 2 Training Command Gimli CA allotted to Winter Experimental and Training Flight 2025-01-09
   1946-July-09 Classified Instructional Camp Borden CA A 516 2025-01-09
   1949-April-01 Pending Disposal Camp Borden CA to APDAL status 2025-01-09
   1950-February-27 Sold as Surplus Montreal/Dorval CA Babb Co. (Canada) Ltd. probably for resale 2025-01-09
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 489 | 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB429

s/n KB429

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 429

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1948-March-14 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB430

s/n KB430

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 430

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-20 Accident Crash Engine cut crashlanded at Gransden Lodge

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB431

s/n KB431

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 431

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-23 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB432

s/n KB432

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 432

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB433

s/n KB433

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 433

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 627; 5 Gp Film Unit


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-September-30 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB434

s/n KB434

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 434

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-30 to Maintenance 5095M

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB435

s/n KB435

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 435

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB436

s/n KB436

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 436

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-April-24 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB437

s/n KB437

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 437

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-05 Accident Crash Engine cut forcelanded at Melsbroek on return from Nurnberg not repaired

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB438

s/n KB438

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 438

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 608; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-December-06 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB439

s/n KB439

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 439

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1948-March-18 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB440

s/n KB440

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 440

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 128; 1655MTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-08 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Wyton

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB441

s/n KB441

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 441

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB442

s/n KB442

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 442

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-December-06 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB443

s/n KB443

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 443

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 128; 1655MTU; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-January-05 Failed to Return night navex

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB444

s/n KB444

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 444

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-04 Landing Accident on landing Gransden Lodge

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB445

s/n KB445

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 445

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB446

s/n KB446

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 446

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-January-19 Landing Accident in forced landing in Belgium on return from Sterkrade

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB447

s/n KB447

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 447

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-January-18 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Granaden Lodge

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB448

s/n KB448

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 448

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-19 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB449

s/n KB449

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 449

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 128; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-17 Take-off Accident on take-off Gransden Lodge

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB450

s/n KB450

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 450

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-25 Landing Accident Overshot landing and under carriage collapsed Granaden Lodge

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB451

s/n KB451

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 451

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 608; 162; 608; 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-12 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB452

s/n KB452

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 452

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:

ferried to UK October 1944; engine failure over Atlantic on 18 Oct 44
last update: 2025-February-05
   1945-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB453

s/n KB453

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 453

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 162; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-19 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB454

s/n KB454

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 454

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-June-11 Take-off Accident Engine cut on take-off crashed at Coxmoor Hants.

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB455

s/n KB455

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 455

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-17 Take-off Accident on take-off Gransden Lodge en route to Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB456

s/n KB456

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 456

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 1655MTU; NTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-19 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB457

s/n KB457

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 457

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB458

s/n KB458

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 458

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-July-16 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Melsbroek

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB459

s/n KB459

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 459

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-23 Landing Accident Overshot forced landing and overturned Thorne Lincs.

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB460

s/n KB460

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 460

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-21 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Woodbridge

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB461

s/n KB461

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 461

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 162; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-19 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB462

s/n KB462

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 462

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 162; 142; 627; 109


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB463

s/n KB463

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 463

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-January-21 Failed to Return Kassel

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB464

s/n KB464

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 464

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 162; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-November-14 to Maintenance 5747M

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB465

s/n KB465

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 465

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-June-16 Landing Accident under carriage jammed bellylanded at Gardermoen

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB466

s/n KB466

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 466

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB467

s/n KB467

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 467

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 608


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-08 Shot Down Hit by flak Duisburg and forcelanded near Brussels damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB468

s/n KB468

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 468

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 142; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-November-19 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Luqa

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB469

s/n KB469

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 469

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-February-05 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Barford St.John

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB470

s/n KB470

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 470

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 142; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-August-20 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB471

s/n KB471

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 471

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; Upwood; AAEE


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-January-10 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB472

s/n KB472

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 472

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-28 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off Gransden Lodge damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB473

s/n KB473

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 473

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 142; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-August-26 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB474

s/n KB474

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 474

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-23 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB475

s/n KB475

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 475

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-February-20 Take-off Accident on take-off Lagens

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB476

s/n KB476

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 476

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-13 Accident Crash Crashlanded in Netherlands damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB477

s/n KB477

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 477

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-June-16 Landing Accident under carriage collapsed on landing Blackbushe

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB478

s/n KB478

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 478

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-October-09 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-June-22 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Corbey | Rattray
   1945-July-17 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB479

s/n KB479

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 479

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-October-05 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1944-December-12 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1945-February-02 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Oakes Field Bahamas
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB480

s/n KB480

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 480

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-September-30 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-February-22 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gillette | Osborne
   1945-June-19 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB481

s/n KB481

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 481

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-05 Failed to Return Magdeburg

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB482

s/n KB482

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 482

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 139; 162; 608; MSS Upwood


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-September-14 Landing Accident Overshot landing and hit ditch Cosford

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB483

s/n KB483

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 483

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-December-06 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB484

s/n KB484

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 484

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1948-October-11 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB485

s/n KB485

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 485

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1948-March-18 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB486

s/n KB486

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 486

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 627; 109; Little Snoring


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB487

s/n KB487

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 487

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-12 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB488

s/n KB488

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 488

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-23 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB489

s/n KB489

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 489

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp

ferried to UK 1944; engine failure over Atlantic on 25 Oct 44
last update: 2025-February-05
   1944-November-21 Landing Accident Ran off runway on landing Bluie West One damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB490

s/n KB490

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 490

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 627; 109


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB491

s/n KB491

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 491

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 142; 5FP


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-May-10 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Silloth 2.4.47 to 6327M

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB492

s/n KB492

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 492

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-July-21 Landing Accident Engine cut bellylanded at Dunino

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB493

s/n KB493

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 493

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 162; 608; 163


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB494

s/n KB494

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 494

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RAE


last update: 2025-May-31

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB495

s/n KB495

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 495

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-20 Landing Accident Overshot landing and under carriage raised to stop Barford St.John

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB496

s/n KB496

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 496

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-July-05 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Barford St.John

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB497

s/n KB497

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 497

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-27 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB498

s/n KB498

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 498

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-February-02 Landing Accident Overshot landing and hit fence Upwood

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB499

s/n KB499

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 499

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-December-06 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB500

s/n KB500

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 500

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB501

s/n KB501

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 501

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-06 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB502

s/n KB502

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 502

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-11 Failed to Return Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB503

s/n KB503

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 503

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-14 Landing Accident Swung on landing and overturned Dorval

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB504

s/n KB504

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 504

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-12 Ferry Flight Goose Bay British West Indies Failed to Arrive - icing conditions

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB505

s/n KB505

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 505

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-12 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB506

s/n KB506

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 506

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 4FP


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-23 Landing Accident Overshot landing at Renlow damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB507

s/n KB507

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 507

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-13 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB508

s/n KB508

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 508

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 112 Wg


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-20 Landing Accident on landing Dorval

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB509

s/n KB509

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 509

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-February-02 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Bourn on return from Berlin

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB510

s/n KB510

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 510

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 162; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-July-31 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB511

s/n KB511

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 511

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-12 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB512

s/n KB512

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 512

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-06 Struck off Strength
   1945-March-06 Accident Crash Damaged

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB513

s/n KB513

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 513

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-18 Landing Accident Overshot landing at Stornoway damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB514

s/n KB514

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 514

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-18 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB515

s/n KB515

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 515

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB516

s/n KB516

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 516

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB517

s/n KB517

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 517

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-May-05 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB518

s/n KB518

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 518

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB519

s/n KB519

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 519

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB520

s/n KB520

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 520

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162; 571


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB521

s/n KB521

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 521

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB522

s/n KB522

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 522

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-10 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB523

s/n KB523

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 523

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-24 Landing Accident Engines cut bellylanded in field Milcombe Oxon.

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB524

s/n KB524

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 524

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-13 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB525

s/n KB525

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 525

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-12 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB526

s/n KB526

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 526

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 139; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-12 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB527

s/n KB527

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 527

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-10 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB528

s/n KB528

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 528

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-18 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB529

s/n KB529

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 529

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-22 Failed to Return Kiel

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB530

s/n KB530

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 530

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-August-04 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB531

s/n KB531

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 531

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 614


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-June-26 Accident Crash Dived into sea 30m NE of Valletta Malta

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB532

s/n KB532

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 532

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-January-10 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB533

s/n KB533

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 533

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 627; 109


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-February-25 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Hemswell damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB534

s/n KB534

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 534

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162

delivered Goose Bay to Prestwick in Oc 1944, flight time 6 hr 8 min
last update: 2025-February-05
   1946-March-14 Accident Crash Hit nissen hut taxying at night Blackbushe

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB535

s/n KB535

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 535

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-November-30 Ferry Flight Goose Bay-British West Indies Failed to Arrive

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB536

s/n KB536

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 536

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-10 Accident Crash in sea in bad weather 12m S of Summerside PEI

Ferry Flight 1944-12-10 to 1944-12-10

45 (T) Group (RAF) Dorval, Quebec

45 Group RAF Transport Command, Dorval Quebec. Canadian-built Mosquito aircraft KB 536 took off from RCAF Station Summerside, PEI for a ferry flight to the UK under conditions of low visibility. The aircraft was heard from shortly after take off and then no further contact before it crashed into Bedeque Bay, PEI. Subsequent searches located wreckage of the aircraft in shallow water about 12 miles south of Summerside, and a quarter of a mile off shore from Sea Cow Head

Pilot Sub/Lt S Breck (RNAF) and Wireless Operator/Navigator FE Sorensen (RAAF) were missing, presumed killed in this flying accident

The missing have no known grave and both are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial

Oil cooler problems on Canadian-built Mosquitos being flown in colder weather resulting in several crashes of these aircraft while being ferried. This became a serious issue for 45 Group, such that after the loss of KB 536, Mosquitos were ferried via the Southern Route, across the Atlantic from Nata, Brazil to Dakar, Senegal and then North to Britain until it was determined how to deal with cold weather operations

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie pages 226, 325

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unvetted Source Mosquito Crashes in Canada

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB537

s/n KB537

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 537

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-10 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB538

s/n KB538

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 538

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB539

s/n KB539

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 539

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB540

s/n KB540

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 540

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-January-30 Landing Accident Groundlooped on landing Oakes Field Bahamas damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB541

s/n KB541

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 541

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-12 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB542

s/n KB542

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 542

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB543

s/n KB543

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 543

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB544

s/n KB544

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 544

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB545

s/n KB545

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 545

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB546

s/n KB546

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 546

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB547

s/n KB547

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 547

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 571; 692; 571; 163; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-19 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB548

s/n KB548

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 548

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 162; 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-19 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB549

s/n KB549

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 549

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-24 Accident Crash Jettison tank failed to release on ferry flight damaged by severe vibration and not repaired

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB550

s/n KB550

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 550

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB551

s/n KB551

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 551

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 142; 162; TFU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-12 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB552

s/n KB552

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 552

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: AAEE


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB553

s/n KB553

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 553

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB554

s/n KB554

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 554

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: ME; RN 728


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-23 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB555

s/n KB555

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 555

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-23 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB556

s/n KB556

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 556

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-23 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB557

s/n KB557

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 557

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RAE; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB558

s/n KB558

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 558

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 16OTU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-18 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB559

s/n KB559

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 559

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB560

s/n KB560

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 560

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 163; 608; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-July-18 Landing Accident Overshot single-engined landing and under carriage collapsed Gransden Lodge

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB561

s/n KB561

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 561

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 627; 109


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-25 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Wickenby

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB562

s/n KB562

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 562

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-February-16 Landing Accident in forced landing Lungi Sierra Leone

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB563

s/n KB563

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 563

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:

Fatal crash on 4th production flight test in Dec 1944. Crew of two civilians was killed. One source gives the date as 23 Dec 1944. Crash was due to jammed aileron, caused by a wooden plug in the aileron nose tube that worked loose and fouled the hinges. Immediate inspections were ordered of all Mosquitos in Canada. Nine were found with missing screws in the aileron plug and another twenty where the plug was loose.



unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network


last update: 2025-March-06
1944-September-12 Accident: Loc: Names: Copp | Rogers
   1944-December-23 Accident Crash Downsview CA Crashed before delivery; 2 civilian crew killed 2025-03-05

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB564

s/n KB564

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 564

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 1 OAFU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-12 Landing Accident Overshot landing at Portreath

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB565

s/n KB565

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 565

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 502


last update: 2025-May-31
   1948-December-20 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB566

s/n KB566

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 566

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB567

s/n KB567

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 567

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB568

s/n KB568

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 568

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-09 Failed to Return Kassel

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB569

s/n KB569

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 569

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB570

s/n KB570

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 570

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 614


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-18 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB571

s/n KB571

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 571

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB572

s/n KB572

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 572

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB573

s/n KB573

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 573

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB574

s/n KB574

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 574

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1950 Classified Instructional GI Bramcote to at least

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB575

s/n KB575

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 575

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-February-26 Landing Accident in forced landing 30m NNW of Bissau French Guinea

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB576

s/n KB576

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 576

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN; RAF


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-16 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB577

s/n KB577

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 577

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB578

s/n KB578

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 578

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB579

s/n KB579

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 579

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-23 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB580

s/n KB580

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 580

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB581

s/n KB581

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 581

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB582

s/n KB582

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 582

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB583

s/n KB583

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 583

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB584

s/n KB584

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 584

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 771; RAE; RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1950 Classified Instructional GI Bramcote to at least

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB585

s/n KB585

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 585

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-29 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-May-18 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Barlow
   1945-June-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB586

s/n KB586

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 586

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB587

s/n KB587

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 587

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-05 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB588

s/n KB588

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 588

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB589

s/n KB589

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 589

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-15 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Windsor Field Bahamas

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB590

s/n KB590

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 590

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB591

s/n KB591

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 591

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-13 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Windsor Field Bahamas

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB592

s/n KB592

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 592

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB593

s/n KB593

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 593

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-06 Ferry Flight Gander-Azores Failed to Arrive

Ferry Flight 1945-03-06 to 1945-03-06

45 (T) Group (RAF) Dorval, Quebec

45 Group RAF Transport Command, Dorval, Quebec. Mosquito aircraft KB 593 disappeared on a flight between Gander, Newfoundland and Lagens, Azores, cause not determined

Canadian Civilian Pilot and De Havilland Canada employee "Woody" Woodrow, on his first ferry flight and his Navigator/Wireless Operator, British Civilian Tom Scotland were both missing, presumed killed in this flying accident, most likely a weather-related loss

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie pages 236, 327

unvetted Source [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...

unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

unvetted Source Mosquito Crashes in Canada

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB594

s/n KB594

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 594

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB595

s/n KB595

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 595

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB596

s/n KB596

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 596

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-11 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB597

s/n KB597

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 597

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-05 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB598

s/n KB598

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 598

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-11 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB599

s/n KB599

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 599

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB600

s/n KB600

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 600

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB601

s/n KB601

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 601

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB602

s/n KB602

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 602

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1948-March-18 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB603

s/n KB603

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 603

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-01 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB604

s/n KB604

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 604

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB605

s/n KB605

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 605

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-May-26 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Ciampino

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB606

s/n KB606

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 606

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 571; 692; 571; 163; 162; 163; MSS Upwood


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-June-29 Landing Accident under carriage collapsed on landing Wyton

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB607

s/n KB607

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 607

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB608

s/n KB608

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 608

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB609

s/n KB609

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 609

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB610

s/n KB610

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 610

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 13MU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-June-27 Landing Accident Overshot landing into ditch Henlow

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB611

s/n KB611

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 611

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB612

s/n KB612

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 612

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB613

s/n KB613

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 613

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-25 Landing Accident under carriage collapsed on landing Gransden Lodge

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB614

s/n KB614

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 614

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB615

s/n KB615

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 615

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: ME; RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-23 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB616

s/n KB616

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 616

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB617

s/n KB617

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 617

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-May-09 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB618

s/n KB618

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 618

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB619

s/n KB619

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 619

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-March-05 Accident Crash Taxied into ditch Wyton damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB620

s/n KB620

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 620

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-16 Ferry Flight Georgetown British Guiana and Belem Failed to Arrive

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB621

s/n KB621

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 621

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB622

s/n KB622

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 622

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-September-04 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB623

s/n KB623

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 623

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB624

s/n KB624

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 624

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 163


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-April-25 Landing Accident under carriage collapsed on landing Wyton

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB625

s/n KB625

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 625

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 627


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-May-05 Take-off Accident Swung on take-off and under carriage collapsed Woodhall Spa

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB626

s/n KB626

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 626

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 45 Gp


last update: 2025-May-31
   1944-December-16 Ferry Flight Georgetown British Guiana and Belem Failed to Arrive

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB627

s/n KB627

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 627

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN; ECFS; EFS


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-February-13 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB628

s/n KB628

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 628

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB629

s/n KB629

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 629

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB630

s/n KB630

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 630

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-25 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB631

s/n KB631

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 631

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: BDU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-12 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB632

s/n KB632

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 632

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 772


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-May-11 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB633

s/n KB633

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 633

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB634

s/n KB634

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 634

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:

engine failure 17 Dec 44 on ferry flight across south Atlantic
last update: 2025-February-05
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB635

s/n KB635

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 635

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN; RAF


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB636

s/n KB636

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 636

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1948-March-18 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB637

s/n KB637

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 637

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN; RAF


last update: 2025-May-31
   1948-March-18 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB638

s/n KB638

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 638

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB639

s/n KB639

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 639

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB640

s/n KB640

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 640

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 771


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-December-13 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB641

s/n KB641

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 641

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 790; 771


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-May-20 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB642

s/n KB642

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 642

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-January-25 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1947-June-26 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 584

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB643

s/n KB643

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 643

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-April-28 Landing Accident Undershot landing tyre burst and under carriage collapsed Buckeburg

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB644

s/n KB644

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 644

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB645

s/n KB645

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 645

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RAE


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB646

s/n KB646

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 646

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 728; RAF


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-November-28 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB647

s/n KB647

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 647

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 728


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB648

s/n KB648

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 648

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 733


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-March-04 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB649

s/n KB649

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 649

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 728; RAF

delivered Gander to Prestwick in May 45, flight time 5 hr 38 min
last update: 2025-February-05
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB650

s/n KB650

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 650

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB651

s/n KB651

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 651

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB652

s/n KB652

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 652

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 728; RAF


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-November-26 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB653

s/n KB653

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 653

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB654

s/n KB654

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 654

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB655

s/n KB655

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 655

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 608; 142


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB656

s/n KB656

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 656

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB657

s/n KB657

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 657

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB658

s/n KB658

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 658

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB659

s/n KB659

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 659

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-24 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB660

s/n KB660

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 660

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-August-03 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB661

s/n KB661

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 661

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB662

s/n KB662

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 662

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-August-09 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB663

s/n KB663

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 663

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 733


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-August-09 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB664

s/n KB664

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 664

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-August-14 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB665

s/n KB665

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 665

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-August-14 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB666

s/n KB666

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 666

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB667

s/n KB667

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 667

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB668

s/n KB668

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 668

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-August-14 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB669

s/n KB669

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 669

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-23 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB670

s/n KB670

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 670

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-October-18 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB671

s/n KB671

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 671

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB672

s/n KB672

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 672

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: ADLS; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-May-14 Landing Accident Overshot landing swung and crashed Pisa/San Giusto

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB673

s/n KB673

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 673

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: ADLS; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB674

s/n KB674

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 674

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: ADLS; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-August-16 Accident Crash Flew into high ground in cloud 9m SSE of Detmold BZG

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB675

s/n KB675

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 675

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: BDU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-12 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB676

s/n KB676

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 676

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB677

s/n KB677

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 677

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-January-17 Take-off Accident Tyre burst on take-off and under carriage collapsed Ciampino

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB678

s/n KB678

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 678

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-07 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB679

s/n KB679

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 679

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB680

s/n KB680

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 680

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB681

s/n KB681

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 681

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1948-April-02 to Maintenance 6498M

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB682

s/n KB682

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 682

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-May-08 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB683

s/n KB683

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 683

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: ADLS; 162

delivered Gander to Prestwick May 1945, flight time 5 hr 37 min
last update: 2025-February-05
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB684

s/n KB684

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 684

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB685

s/n KB685

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 685

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: ADLS; 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1946-June-27 to Maintenance 6006M

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB686

s/n KB686

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 686

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: ADLS


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-May-04 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB687

s/n KB687

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 687

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: ATTDU; TCDU


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-September-06 Landing Accident Tailwheel broke on landing Wittering damaged beyond repair

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB688

s/n KB688

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 688

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB689

s/n KB689

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 689

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-November-19 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB690

s/n KB690

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 690

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB691

s/n KB691

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 691

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: 162


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-25 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB692

s/n KB692

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 692

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB693

s/n KB693

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 693

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-21 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB694

s/n KB694

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 694

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units:


last update: 2025-May-31
   1947-October-22 Struck off Strength

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB695

s/n KB695

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 695

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: Upwood; RN


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-May-24 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB696

s/n KB696

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 696

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 778; 777


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-May-24 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB697

s/n KB697

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 697

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 778


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-May-24 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB698

s/n KB698

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 698

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 770; 771


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-May-24 to Royal Navy

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB699

s/n KB699

m/d DH.98

Manufactured in Canada

de Havilland Canada

KB 699

Packard Merlin 225

Known Units: RN 794


last update: 2025-May-31
   1945-June-01 to Royal Navy