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

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
BAE Systems (formerly De Havilland)
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB100
s/n KB100
as/n 5014M
m/d DH.98

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-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

de Havilland Canada
KB 101
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-May-25 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Ash | James
1945-June-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB102
s/n KB102
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 102
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1943-November-27 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Russell | Watson
1944-April-27 Accident: 35 Operational Training Unit Loc: Unit Airfield Names: Merinuk
1944-June-07 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB103
s/n KB103
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 103
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1943-October-27 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Craven
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB104
s/n KB104
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 104
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-January-29 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Pygram | Whitehead
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB105
s/n KB105
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 105
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-March-07 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Brice | Coll
1945-July-09 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB106
s/n KB106
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 106
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB107
s/n KB107
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 107
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB108
s/n KB108
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 108
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1943-December-22 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Annapolis Nova Scotia Names: Kilner | Sharrocks
1943-December-22 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Lawrencetown Names: Kilner | Sharrocks
1944-November-28 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB109
s/n KB109
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 109
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-February-17 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Auburn Kings Co Nova Scotia Names: Gilmour | Teer
1944-March-28 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB110
s/n KB110
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 110
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-November-11 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: St John New Brunswick Names: Bround | Willett
1944-November-29 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB111
s/n KB111
m/d DH.98

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
1944-April-18 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Bowers | Henley
1944-May-17 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB112
s/n KB112
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 112
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB113
s/n KB113
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 113
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1943-October-21 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-October-27 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB114
s/n KB114
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 114
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-March-13 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Currie | Smith
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB115
s/n KB115
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 115
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: RAE
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB116
s/n KB116
m/d DH.98

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.last update: 2025-March-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

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-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

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.last update: 2025-May-02
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

de Havilland Canada
KB 119
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 112 Wg
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB120
s/n KB120
m/d DH.98

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-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

de Havilland Canada
KB 121
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB122
s/n KB122
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 122
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 139; 627; 109
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB123
s/n KB123
m/d DH.98

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.last update: 2025-May-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

de Havilland Canada
KB 124
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: Upwood; 1655MTU; 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB125
s/n KB125
m/d DH.98

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.last update: 2025-May-12
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

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
1944-April-20 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Bridgetown Names: Brown | McCann
1944-May-30 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB127
s/n KB127
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 127
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB128
s/n KB128
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 128
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB129
s/n KB129
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 129
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-August-02 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mackenzie
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB130
s/n KB130
as/n 43-34932
m/d DH.98

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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB131
s/n KB131
as/n 43-34933
m/d DH.98

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
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

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
1945-September-15 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB133
s/n KB133
as/n 43-34935
m/d DH.98

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
1945-November-30 Struck off Strength GB by RAF; to spares and produce 2025-01-14
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB134
s/n KB134
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 134
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-April-24 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Waterville Nova Scotia Names: Reedie | Uren
1945-June-02 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB135
s/n KB135
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 135
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB136
s/n KB136
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 136
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-March-13 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Boomer | Webb
1945-June-02 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Adamson | Kropacsy
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB137
s/n KB137
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 137
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-January-19 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Station Names: Mcdonald
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB138
s/n KB138
as/n 43-34936
m/d DH.98

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
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

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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB140
s/n KB140
as/n 43-34938
m/d DH.98

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
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

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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB142
s/n KB142
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 142
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-April-23 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Tracy New Brunswick Names: Chapman | Whitworth
1945-June-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB143
s/n KB143
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 143
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-May-09 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Edgar | Ellis
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB144
s/n KB144
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 144
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-January-06 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hammond | Proctor
1945-May-22 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Chicgnecto Names: Deteissier-prevost | MacDonald
1945-June-05 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB145
s/n KB145
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 145
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-October-08 Classified Instructional CA A 531 2020-06-11
1948-June-28 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB146
s/n KB146
as/n 43-34940
m/d DH.98

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
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

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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB148
s/n KB148
as/n 43-34942
m/d DH.98

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
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

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-051945-November-30 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB150
s/n KB150
as/n 43-34944
m/d DH.98

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-051945-November-30 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB151
s/n KB151
as/n 43-34945
m/d DH.98

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-051945-November-30 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB152
s/n KB152
as/n 43-34946
m/d DH.98

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-05Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB153
s/n KB153
m/d DH.98

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-051944-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

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-051945-November-30 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB155
s/n KB155
as/n 43-34949
m/d DH.98

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-05Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB156
s/n KB156
as/n 43-34950
m/d DH.98

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-051945-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

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
last update: 2025-February-051944-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

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-101945-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

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-10Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB160
s/n KB160
m/d DH.98

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-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

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.
Canadian Aviation Museum-Windsor ON
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

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.last update: 2025-March-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

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.last update: 2025-March-21
1943-September-05 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Richardson
1944-June-10 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Names: Fuller | Mcdowell
1944-September-05 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB164
s/n KB164
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 164
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1943-August-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-October-20 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB165
s/n KB165
m/d DH.98

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
1945-June-02 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mcinnes | Seymour
1945-July-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB166
s/n KB166
m/d DH.98

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

de Havilland Canada
KB 167
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB168
s/n KB168
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 168
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB169
s/n KB169
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 169
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-April-24 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gee | Imeson
1944-June-07 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB170
s/n KB170
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 170
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1943-September-17 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Ware
1945-June-25 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Hants Port Nova Scotia Names: Pratt | Rose | Swift | White
1945-July-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB171
s/n KB171
as/n 43-34930; C126
m/d DH.98

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-10Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB172
s/n KB172
m/d DH.98

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
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB173
s/n KB173
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 173
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-November-04 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Kentville Nova Scotia Names: Grabewski | Wise
1944-November-28 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB174
s/n KB174
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 174
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-November-18 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB175
s/n KB175
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 175
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB176
s/n KB176
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 176
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-May-04 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Merinuk
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB177
s/n KB177
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 177
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB178
s/n KB178
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 178
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1943-September-17 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Hampdon Nova Scotia Names: Pittock | Rutherford
1943-November-28 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB179
s/n KB179
m/d DH.98

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
1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB180
s/n KB180
as/n 43-34954
m/d DH.98

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-101947-July-31 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB181
s/n KB181
as/n 43-34955
m/d DH.98

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-10Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB182
s/n KB182
as/n 43-34956
m/d DH.98

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-101945-May-17 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB183
s/n KB183
as/n 43-34957
m/d DH.98

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-10Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB184
s/n KB184
as/n 43-34958
m/d DH.98

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-101946-November-28 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB185
s/n KB185
as/n 43-34959
m/d DH.98

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
last update: 2025-February-101945-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

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-131945-November-30 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB187
s/n KB187
as/n 43-34961
m/d DH.98

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-13Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB188
s/n KB188
as/n 43-34962
m/d DH.98

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-131946-December-31 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB189
s/n KB189
as/n 43-34963
m/d DH.98

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-131946-December-31 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB190
s/n KB190
as/n 43-34947
m/d DH.98

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-13Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB191
s/n KB191
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 191
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 139; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB192
s/n KB192
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 192
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB193
s/n KB193
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 193
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB194
s/n KB194
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 194
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB195
s/n KB195
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 195
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139; 627
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB196
s/n KB196
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 196
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
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

de Havilland Canada
KB 197
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 627; 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB198
s/n KB198
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 198
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB199
s/n KB199
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 199
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 128
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB200
s/n KB200
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 200
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB201
s/n KB201
m/d DH.98

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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB202
s/n KB202
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 202
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB203
s/n KB203
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 203
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139; 1655 NTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB204
s/n KB204
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 204
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB205
s/n KB205
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 205
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB206
s/n KB206
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 206
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; NTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB207
s/n KB207
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 207
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139; 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB208
s/n KB208
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 208
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139; 1655MTU; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB209
s/n KB209
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 209
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: AAEE
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB210
s/n KB210
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 210
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB211
s/n KB211
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 211
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB212
s/n KB212
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 212
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB213
s/n KB213
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 213
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 627; 109
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB214
s/n KB214
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 214
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: Upwood; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB215
s/n KB215
m/d DH.98

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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB216
s/n KB216
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 216
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB217
s/n KB217
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 217
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 139; 1655MTU; 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB218
s/n KB218
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 218
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB219
s/n KB219
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 219
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB220
s/n KB220
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 220
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
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

de Havilland Canada
KB 221
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 128; 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB222
s/n KB222
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 222
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB223
s/n KB223
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 223
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 627; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB224
s/n KB224
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 224
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB225
s/n KB225
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 225
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 139; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB226
s/n KB226
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 226
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139; 1655MTU; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB227
s/n KB227
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 227
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB228
s/n KB228
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 228
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 608; 105
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB229
s/n KB229
m/d DH.98

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

de Havilland Canada
KB 230
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB231
s/n KB231
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 231
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 162; NTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB232
s/n KB232
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 232
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139; 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB233
s/n KB233
m/d DH.98

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 timelast update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB234
s/n KB234
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 234
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 139; 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB235
s/n KB235
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 235
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB236
s/n KB236
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 236
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB237
s/n KB237
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 237
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; Castle Kennedy
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB238
s/n KB238
m/d DH.98

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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB239
s/n KB239
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 239
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 692; 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB240
s/n KB240
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 240
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 627; 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB241
s/n KB241
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 241
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB242
s/n KB242
m/d DH.98

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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB243
s/n KB243
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 243
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB244
s/n KB244
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 244
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-February-08 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Dorward | Searby
1945-June-19 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB245
s/n KB245
m/d DH.98

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
1945-March-09 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Runway 31 Names: Hanson | Henry
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB246
s/n KB246
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 246
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-June-29 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Glassco | Wood
1945-July-31 Accident: 124 Ferry Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Carney | Harbottle
1945-October-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB247
s/n KB247
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 247
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-August-04 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Faragher | Mackenzie
1946-November-18 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB248
s/n KB248
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 248
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-September-16 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Not Known Names: Moon | Walker
1944-October-28 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB249
s/n KB249
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 249
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB250
s/n KB250
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 250
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB251
s/n KB251
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 251
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB252
s/n KB252
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 252
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-September-10 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Linden Nova Scotia Names: Hewitt | Martin
1945-June-02 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Jory | Roxburgh
1945-June-27 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB253
s/n KB253
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 253
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
To instructional A444last update: 2025-February-05
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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB254
s/n KB254
m/d DH.98

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
1945-June-04 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Unknown Names: Cook | Stephenson
1945-June-12 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB255
s/n KB255
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 255
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-June-13 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Moffatt | Richmond
1945-July-25 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB256
s/n KB256
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 256
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-September-17 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Saunders | Wise
1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB257
s/n KB257
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 257
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB258
s/n KB258
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 258
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-November-14 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Cecchini | Warriner
1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB259
s/n KB259
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 259
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB260
s/n KB260
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 260
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB261
s/n KB261
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 261
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139; 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB262
s/n KB262
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 262
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB263
s/n KB263
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 263
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 139
delivered Goose Bay to Prestwick May 1944, flight time 7 hr 9 minuteslast update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB264
s/n KB264
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 264
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 139; 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB265
s/n KB265
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 265
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139; 608; 627; 109
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB266
s/n KB266
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 266
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB267
s/n KB267
m/d DH.98

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
last update: 2025-February-051944-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

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
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
A warrior's death I Flight Safety Australia
Memorial Crash Mosquito KB 267 - Steenbergen -TracesOfWar.com
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB268
s/n KB268
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 268
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 162; 139
last update: 2025-May-31
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

de Havilland Canada
KB 269
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139; 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB270
s/n KB270
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 270
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB271
s/n KB271
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 271
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB272
s/n KB272
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 272
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB273
s/n KB273
m/d DH.98

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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB274
s/n KB274
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 274
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-March-03 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Condon | Walters
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB275
s/n KB275
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 275
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
To instructional A419last update: 2025-February-05
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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB276
s/n KB276
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 276
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB277
s/n KB277
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 277
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-April-19 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Unknown Names: Kidd | Nicholson
1945-May-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB278
s/n KB278
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 278
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-November-30 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Higgins Mountain Nova Scotia Names: Bennett | Breadner
BCATP Training 1944-11-30 to 1944-11-30
(OT) OTU (RCAF) Debert, Nova Scotia
The Last Flight of Buffalo 33, Dave O'Malley,Vintage Wings of Canada
1945-January-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB279
s/n KB279
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 279
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB280
s/n KB280
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 280
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-September-23 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Kingston Nova Scotia Names: Offen | Preston
1944-October-25 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB281
s/n KB281
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 281
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB282
s/n KB282
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 282
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-02 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB283
s/n KB283
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 283
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-November-09 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Station Names: Barlow | Lawrence | Prizeman
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB284
s/n KB284
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 284
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-July-02 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Kahler | Thomason
1945-July-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB285
s/n KB285
m/d DH.98

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-July-08 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Names: Connor | Rutledge
1944-September-15 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB286
s/n KB286
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 286
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB287
s/n KB287
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 287
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB288
s/n KB288
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 288
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-October-17 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Blankslein | Cornet
1944-November-20 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB289
s/n KB289
m/d DH.98

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
1944-September-16 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Annapolis Nova Scotia Names: De Steenhault De Waerbeek | Groensteen
1944-October-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB290
s/n KB290
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 290
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-July-01 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Jones | Shutter
1944-September-15 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB291
s/n KB291
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 291
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-January-21 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Asher | Carrick
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB292
s/n KB292
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 292
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-January-06 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Barrett | Moore
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB293
s/n KB293
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 293
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-August-21 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Rosborough New Brunswick Names: Cook | Tonks
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB294
s/n KB294
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 294
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-August-06 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Caley | Midgely
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB295
s/n KB295
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 295
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-May-12 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Carter | Edwards
1945-June-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB296
s/n KB296
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 296
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-December-09 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1945-February-14 Accident Crash Air bottle exploded during filling Dorval damaged beyond repair
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB297
s/n KB297
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 297
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-August-30 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB298
s/n KB298
m/d DH.98

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

de Havilland Canada
KB 299
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-July-18 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Plaster Rock New Brunswick Names: Goodfellow
1945-August-20 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB300
s/n KB300
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 300
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
first DHC built Mosquitolast update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB301
s/n KB301
m/d DH.98

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

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

de Havilland Canada
KB 303
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
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
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB304
s/n KB304
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 304
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB305
s/n KB305
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 305
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1943-October-06 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1944-April-15 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB306
s/n KB306
as/n 43-34931
m/d DH.98

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
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB307
s/n KB307
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 307
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1943-November-17 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Pattison | Spearing
1944-February-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB308
s/n KB308
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 308
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
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
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB309
s/n KB309
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 309
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
To instructional A323last update: 2025-February-05
1943-June-25 Classified Instructional CA A 323 2020-06-12
1947-March-01 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB310
s/n KB310
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 310
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
To instructional A328last update: 2025-February-05
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
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB311
s/n KB311
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 311
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-02 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB312
s/n KB312
as/n 43-34924
m/d DH.98

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
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB313
s/n KB313
as/n 43-34925
m/d DH.98

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
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

de Havilland Canada
KB 314
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-May-23 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Greenwood Names: Paterson
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB315
s/n KB315
as/n 43-34926
m/d DH.98

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-05Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB316
s/n KB316
as/n 43-34927
m/d DH.98

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
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB317
s/n KB317
as/n 43-34928
m/d DH.98

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-05Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB318
s/n KB318
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 318
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1943-December-17 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Craft | Crich
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB319
s/n KB319
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 319
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-May-06 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hickling
1944-July-25 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Foster
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB320
s/n KB320
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 320
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-April-18 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Vickers-willis
1944-June-07 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB321
s/n KB321
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 321
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1943-November-29 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Stewiacke County Colchester Names: Herman | Martin
1944-March-28 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB322
s/n KB322
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 322
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-April-12 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hart
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB323
s/n KB323
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 323
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1943-October-06 Accident: 36 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Wood
1944-February-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. VII serial KB324
s/n KB324
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 324
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB325
s/n KB325
m/d DH.98

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

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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB327
s/n KB327
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 327
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB328
s/n KB328
m/d DH.98

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-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

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.
last update: 2025-March-281943-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

de Havilland Canada
KB 330
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-September-10 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Sussex New Brunswick Names: Coughman | Cox
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB331
s/n KB331
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 331
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-January-26 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Fardell | Smith
1945-June-09 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Bayliss
1945-June-27 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB332
s/n KB332
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 332
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-August-23 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Collins | Slaughter
1944-September-27 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB333
s/n KB333
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 333
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-January-19 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Station Names: Langford
1946-November-18 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB334
s/n KB334
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 334
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB335
s/n KB335
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 335
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-August-23 Accident: 4 Repair Depot Loc: Aerodrome Names: Fletcher | Shaw
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB336
s/n KB336
m/d DH.98

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. Canada Aviation and Space Museum-Ottawa ON
last update: 2025-February-05
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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB337
s/n KB337
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 337
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB338
s/n KB338
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 338
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-March-16 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Corcoran | Gillespie
1945-April-17 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07


Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB339
s/n KB339
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 339
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-December-08 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1946-November-04 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB340
s/n KB340
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 340
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-December-08 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1945-February-13 Landing Accident Bounced on landing and under carriage collapsed Oakes Field Bahamas
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB341
s/n KB341
m/d DH.98

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

de Havilland Canada
KB 342
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB343
s/n KB343
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 343
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 128; 1655MTU; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB344
s/n KB344
m/d DH.98

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

de Havilland Canada
KB 345
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 627; 109
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB346
s/n KB346
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 346
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB347
s/n KB347
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 347
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 162; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB348
s/n KB348
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 348
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 692; 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB349
s/n KB349
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 349
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 627; 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB350
s/n KB350
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 350
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB351
s/n KB351
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 351
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 1655MTU; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB352
s/n KB352
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 352
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: CRD
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB353
s/n KB353
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 353
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 139; 128
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB354
s/n KB354
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 354
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB355
s/n KB355
m/d DH.98

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
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB356
s/n KB356
m/d DH.98

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

de Havilland Canada
KB 357
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-November-05 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB358
s/n KB358
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 358
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139; 608
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-April-04 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB359
s/n KB359
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 359
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB360
s/n KB360
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 360
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB361
s/n KB361
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 361
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 139; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB362
s/n KB362
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 362
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 627; 5 Gp Film Unit
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB363
s/n KB363
m/d DH.98

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

de Havilland Canada
KB 364
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB365
s/n KB365
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 365
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 1655MTU; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB366
s/n KB366
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 366
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 627
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB367
s/n KB367
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 367
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 608; 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB368
s/n KB368
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 368
Packard Merlin 31
Known Units: 1655MTU; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. XX serial KB369
s/n KB369
m/d DH.98

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

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-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

Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB371
s/n KB371
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 371
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-March-09 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Robbins | Sweet-escott
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB372
s/n KB372
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 372
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-March-13 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Runway 31 Names: Scott
1945-July-09 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB373
s/n KB373
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 373
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-February-19 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mcmillan | Wood
1946-December-03 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB374
s/n KB374
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 374
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-February-21 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Potter | Waddingham
1945-April-09 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Evans | Watters
1945-June-30 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Jenkins | Thompson
1945-July-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB375
s/n KB375
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 375
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
To instructional A521last update: 2025-February-05
1946-July-16 Classified Instructional CA A 521 2020-06-11
1948-April-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB376
s/n KB376
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 376
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-December-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1947-October-22 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB377
s/n KB377
m/d DH.98
c/n 1377

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-051948-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
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB378
s/n KB378
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 378
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-December-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1947-October-21 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB379
s/n KB379
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 379
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-December-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1947-October-23 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB380
s/n KB380
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 380
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
To instructional A522last update: 2025-February-05
1946-July-16 Classified Instructional CA A 522 2020-06-11
1948-April-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB381
s/n KB381
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 381
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
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
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB382
s/n KB382
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 382
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN; RAF
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-December-11 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1947-November-19 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB383
s/n KB383
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 383
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-December-02 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1945-March-14 Landing Accident Swung on landing and under carriage collapsed Dorval
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB384
s/n KB384
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 384
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-December-01 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1947-October-23 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB385
s/n KB385
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 385
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-December-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1947-October-22 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB386
s/n KB386
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 386
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1944-December-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1947-October-22 Struck off Strength
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB387
s/n KB387
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 387
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 128; 1655MTU; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB388
s/n KB388
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 388
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB389
s/n KB389
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 389
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB390
s/n KB390
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 390
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB391
s/n KB391
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 391
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 162; 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB392
s/n KB392
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 392
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB393
s/n KB393
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 393
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB394
s/n KB394
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 394
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB395
s/n KB395
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 395
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 128; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB396
s/n KB396
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 396
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB397
s/n KB397
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 397
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB398
s/n KB398
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 398
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB399
s/n KB399
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 399
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 128; 139; 162; 571
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB400
s/n KB400
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 400
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB401
s/n KB401
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 401
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 627
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB402
s/n KB402
m/d DH.98

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.last update: 2025-March-06
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB403
s/n KB403
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 403
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 1655MTU; 128; 163; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB404
s/n KB404
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 404
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB405
s/n KB405
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 405
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 162; 608; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB406
s/n KB406
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 406
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB407
s/n KB407
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 407
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB408
s/n KB408
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 408
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB409
s/n KB409
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 409
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 627; 109
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB410
s/n KB410
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 410
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB411
s/n KB411
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 411
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB412
s/n KB412
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 412
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1947-April-10 Classified Instructional CA A 555 2020-06-11
1947-September-25 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB413
s/n KB413
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 413
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB414
s/n KB414
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 414
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-April-24 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1946-January-07 to Royal Navy
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB415
s/n KB415
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 415
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB416
s/n KB416
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 416
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 627
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB417
s/n KB417
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 417
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 608; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB418
s/n KB418
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 418
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
To instructional A506last update: 2025-February-05
1946-June-11 Classified Instructional CA A 506 2020-06-11
1950-January-31 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB419
s/n KB419
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 419
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 627; 109
last update: 2025-May-31
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
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB420
s/n KB420
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 420
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1946-January-15 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB421
s/n KB421
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 421
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB422
s/n KB422
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 422
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB423
s/n KB423
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 423
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB424
s/n KB424
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 424
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB425
s/n KB425
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 425
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 128; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB426
s/n KB426
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 426
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB427
s/n KB427
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 427
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 608; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB428
s/n KB428
m/d DH.98

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
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
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB429
s/n KB429
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 429
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 1655MTU; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB430
s/n KB430
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 430
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB431
s/n KB431
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 431
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB432
s/n KB432
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 432
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB433
s/n KB433
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 433
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 627; 5 Gp Film Unit
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB434
s/n KB434
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 434
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB435
s/n KB435
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 435
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB436
s/n KB436
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 436
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB437
s/n KB437
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 437
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB438
s/n KB438
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 438
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 608; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB439
s/n KB439
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 439
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB440
s/n KB440
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 440
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 128; 1655MTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB441
s/n KB441
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 441
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB442
s/n KB442
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 442
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB443
s/n KB443
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 443
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 128; 1655MTU; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB444
s/n KB444
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 444
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB445
s/n KB445
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 445
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB446
s/n KB446
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 446
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB447
s/n KB447
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 447
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB448
s/n KB448
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 448
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB449
s/n KB449
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 449
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 128; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB450
s/n KB450
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 450
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB451
s/n KB451
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 451
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 608; 162; 608; 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB452
s/n KB452
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 452
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
ferried to UK October 1944; engine failure over Atlantic on 18 Oct 44last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB453
s/n KB453
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 453
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 162; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB454
s/n KB454
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 454
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB455
s/n KB455
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 455
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB456
s/n KB456
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 456
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 1655MTU; NTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB457
s/n KB457
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 457
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB458
s/n KB458
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 458
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB459
s/n KB459
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 459
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB460
s/n KB460
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 460
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB461
s/n KB461
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 461
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 162; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB462
s/n KB462
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 462
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 162; 142; 627; 109
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB463
s/n KB463
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 463
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB464
s/n KB464
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 464
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 162; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB465
s/n KB465
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 465
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB466
s/n KB466
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 466
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB467
s/n KB467
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 467
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 608
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB468
s/n KB468
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 468
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 142; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB469
s/n KB469
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 469
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB470
s/n KB470
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 470
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 142; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB471
s/n KB471
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 471
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; Upwood; AAEE
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB472
s/n KB472
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 472
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB473
s/n KB473
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 473
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 142; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB474
s/n KB474
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 474
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB475
s/n KB475
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 475
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB476
s/n KB476
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 476
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB477
s/n KB477
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 477
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB478
s/n KB478
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 478
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-June-22 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Corbey | Rattray
1945-July-17 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB479
s/n KB479
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 479
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
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
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB480
s/n KB480
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 480
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-February-22 Accident: 7 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gillette | Osborne
1945-June-19 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB481
s/n KB481
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 481
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB482
s/n KB482
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 482
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 139; 162; 608; MSS Upwood
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB483
s/n KB483
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 483
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB484
s/n KB484
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 484
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB485
s/n KB485
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 485
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB486
s/n KB486
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 486
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 627; 109; Little Snoring
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB487
s/n KB487
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 487
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB488
s/n KB488
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 488
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB489
s/n KB489
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 489
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
ferried to UK 1944; engine failure over Atlantic on 25 Oct 44last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB490
s/n KB490
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 490
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 627; 109
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB491
s/n KB491
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 491
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 142; 5FP
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB492
s/n KB492
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 492
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB493
s/n KB493
m/d DH.98

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

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

de Havilland Canada
KB 495
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB496
s/n KB496
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 496
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB497
s/n KB497
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 497
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB498
s/n KB498
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 498
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB499
s/n KB499
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 499
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB500
s/n KB500
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 500
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB501
s/n KB501
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 501
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB502
s/n KB502
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 502
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB503
s/n KB503
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 503
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB504
s/n KB504
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 504
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB505
s/n KB505
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 505
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB506
s/n KB506
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 506
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 4FP
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB507
s/n KB507
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 507
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB508
s/n KB508
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 508
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 112 Wg
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB509
s/n KB509
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 509
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB510
s/n KB510
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 510
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 162; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB511
s/n KB511
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 511
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB512
s/n KB512
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 512
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-March-06 Accident Crash Damaged
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB513
s/n KB513
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 513
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB514
s/n KB514
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 514
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB515
s/n KB515
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 515
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB516
s/n KB516
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 516
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB517
s/n KB517
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 517
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB518
s/n KB518
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 518
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB519
s/n KB519
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 519
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB520
s/n KB520
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 520
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162; 571
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB521
s/n KB521
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 521
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB522
s/n KB522
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 522
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB523
s/n KB523
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 523
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB524
s/n KB524
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 524
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB525
s/n KB525
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 525
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB526
s/n KB526
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 526
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 139; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB527
s/n KB527
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 527
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB528
s/n KB528
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 528
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB529
s/n KB529
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 529
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB530
s/n KB530
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 530
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB531
s/n KB531
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 531
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 614
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB532
s/n KB532
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 532
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB533
s/n KB533
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 533
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 627; 109
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB534
s/n KB534
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 534
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
delivered Goose Bay to Prestwick in Oc 1944, flight time 6 hr 8 minlast update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB535
s/n KB535
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 535
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB536
s/n KB536
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 536
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
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, 325Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB537
s/n KB537
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 537
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB538
s/n KB538
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 538
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB539
s/n KB539
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 539
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB540
s/n KB540
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 540
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB541
s/n KB541
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 541
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB542
s/n KB542
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 542
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB543
s/n KB543
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 543
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB544
s/n KB544
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 544
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB545
s/n KB545
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 545
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB546
s/n KB546
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 546
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB547
s/n KB547
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 547
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 571; 692; 571; 163; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB548
s/n KB548
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 548
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 162; 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB549
s/n KB549
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 549
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB550
s/n KB550
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 550
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB551
s/n KB551
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 551
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 142; 162; TFU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB552
s/n KB552
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 552
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: AAEE
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB553
s/n KB553
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 553
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB554
s/n KB554
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 554
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: ME; RN 728
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB555
s/n KB555
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 555
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB556
s/n KB556
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 556
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB557
s/n KB557
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 557
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RAE; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB558
s/n KB558
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 558
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 16OTU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB559
s/n KB559
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 559
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB560
s/n KB560
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 560
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 163; 608; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB561
s/n KB561
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 561
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 627; 109
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB562
s/n KB562
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 562
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB563
s/n KB563
m/d DH.98

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.last update: 2025-March-06
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

de Havilland Canada
KB 564
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 1 OAFU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB565
s/n KB565
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 565
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 502
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB566
s/n KB566
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 566
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB567
s/n KB567
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 567
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB568
s/n KB568
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 568
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB569
s/n KB569
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 569
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB570
s/n KB570
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 570
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 614
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB571
s/n KB571
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 571
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB572
s/n KB572
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 572
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB573
s/n KB573
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 573
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB574
s/n KB574
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 574
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB575
s/n KB575
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 575
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB576
s/n KB576
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 576
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN; RAF
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB577
s/n KB577
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 577
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB578
s/n KB578
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 578
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB579
s/n KB579
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 579
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB580
s/n KB580
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 580
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB581
s/n KB581
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 581
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB582
s/n KB582
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 582
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB583
s/n KB583
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 583
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB584
s/n KB584
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 584
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 771; RAE; RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB585
s/n KB585
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 585
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1945-May-18 Accident: 8 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Barlow
1945-June-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB586
s/n KB586
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 586
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB587
s/n KB587
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 587
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB588
s/n KB588
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 588
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB589
s/n KB589
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 589
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB590
s/n KB590
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 590
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB591
s/n KB591
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 591
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB592
s/n KB592
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 592
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB593
s/n KB593
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 593
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
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, 327Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB594
s/n KB594
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 594
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB595
s/n KB595
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 595
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB596
s/n KB596
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 596
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB597
s/n KB597
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 597
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB598
s/n KB598
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 598
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1947-November-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB599
s/n KB599
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 599
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB600
s/n KB600
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 600
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB601
s/n KB601
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 601
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB602
s/n KB602
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 602
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB603
s/n KB603
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 603
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB604
s/n KB604
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 604
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB605
s/n KB605
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 605
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB606
s/n KB606
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 606
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 571; 692; 571; 163; 162; 163; MSS Upwood
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB607
s/n KB607
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 607
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB608
s/n KB608
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 608
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB609
s/n KB609
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 609
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB610
s/n KB610
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 610
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 13MU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB611
s/n KB611
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 611
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB612
s/n KB612
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 612
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB613
s/n KB613
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 613
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB614
s/n KB614
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 614
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB615
s/n KB615
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 615
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: ME; RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB616
s/n KB616
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 616
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB617
s/n KB617
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 617
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB618
s/n KB618
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 618
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB619
s/n KB619
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 619
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB620
s/n KB620
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 620
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB621
s/n KB621
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 621
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB622
s/n KB622
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 622
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB623
s/n KB623
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 623
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB624
s/n KB624
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 624
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 163
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB625
s/n KB625
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 625
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 627
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB626
s/n KB626
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 626
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 45 Gp
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB627
s/n KB627
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 627
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN; ECFS; EFS
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB628
s/n KB628
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 628
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB629
s/n KB629
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 629
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB630
s/n KB630
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 630
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB631
s/n KB631
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 631
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: BDU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB632
s/n KB632
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 632
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 772
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB633
s/n KB633
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 633
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB634
s/n KB634
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 634
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
engine failure 17 Dec 44 on ferry flight across south Atlanticlast update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB635
s/n KB635
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 635
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN; RAF
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB636
s/n KB636
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 636
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB637
s/n KB637
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 637
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN; RAF
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB638
s/n KB638
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 638
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB639
s/n KB639
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 639
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB640
s/n KB640
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 640
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 771
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB641
s/n KB641
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 641
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 790; 771
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB642
s/n KB642
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 642
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
1947-June-26 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB643
s/n KB643
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 643
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB644
s/n KB644
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 644
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB645
s/n KB645
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 645
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RAE
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB646
s/n KB646
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 646
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 728; RAF
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB647
s/n KB647
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 647
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 728
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB648
s/n KB648
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 648
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 733
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB649
s/n KB649
m/d DH.98

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 minlast update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB650
s/n KB650
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 650
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB651
s/n KB651
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 651
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB652
s/n KB652
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 652
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 728; RAF
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB653
s/n KB653
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 653
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB654
s/n KB654
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 654
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB655
s/n KB655
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 655
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 608; 142
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB656
s/n KB656
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 656
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB657
s/n KB657
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 657
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB658
s/n KB658
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 658
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB659
s/n KB659
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 659
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB660
s/n KB660
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 660
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB661
s/n KB661
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 661
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB662
s/n KB662
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 662
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB663
s/n KB663
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 663
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 733
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB664
s/n KB664
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 664
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB665
s/n KB665
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 665
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB666
s/n KB666
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 666
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB667
s/n KB667
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 667
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB668
s/n KB668
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 668
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB669
s/n KB669
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 669
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB670
s/n KB670
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 670
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB671
s/n KB671
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 671
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB672
s/n KB672
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 672
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: ADLS; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB673
s/n KB673
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 673
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: ADLS; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB674
s/n KB674
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 674
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: ADLS; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB675
s/n KB675
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 675
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: BDU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB676
s/n KB676
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 676
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB677
s/n KB677
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 677
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB678
s/n KB678
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 678
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB679
s/n KB679
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 679
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB680
s/n KB680
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 680
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB681
s/n KB681
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 681
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB682
s/n KB682
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 682
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB683
s/n KB683
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 683
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: ADLS; 162
delivered Gander to Prestwick May 1945, flight time 5 hr 37 minlast update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB684
s/n KB684
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 684
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB685
s/n KB685
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 685
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: ADLS; 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB686
s/n KB686
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 686
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: ADLS
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB687
s/n KB687
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 687
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: ATTDU; TCDU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB688
s/n KB688
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 688
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB689
s/n KB689
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 689
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB690
s/n KB690
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 690
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB691
s/n KB691
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 691
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: 162
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB692
s/n KB692
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 692
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB693
s/n KB693
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 693
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB694
s/n KB694
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 694
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB695
s/n KB695
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 695
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: Upwood; RN
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB696
s/n KB696
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 696
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 778; 777
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB697
s/n KB697
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 697
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 778
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB698
s/n KB698
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 698
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 770; 771
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 25 serial KB699
s/n KB699
m/d DH.98

de Havilland Canada
KB 699
Packard Merlin 225
Known Units: RN 794
last update: 2025-May-31