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Re: 418 Squadron RCAF - Mosquito HJ82225 lost on 25 JUL-1943
This might be of interest?
Eight Mosquitos Vi of 418 RCAF Squadron left Ford at 2245 and 0011 hours to patrol DEELEN, VENLO, GILZE-RIJEN and TWENTE. The A/C detailed to patrol TWENTE, F/S Hays, pilot and P/O Seymour, navigator (RAF) did not return, nothing being heard after the sortie left at 2250 hours. Another turned back mid-Channel. Of the remainder, two a/c, F/L M.W. Beveridge, RCAF, pilot, Sgt. Bays, navigator, and F/O J.R.F. Johnson, RCAF, F/O N.J Gibbons, RCAF, navigator, bombed GILZE-RIJEN aerodrome with 4x500 lb., bombs and 2x500 plus 2x250 lb., bombs respectively, no results being seen save that runways appear to be hit. Another a/c, S/L G.C. Moran, RCAF, pilot and Sgt. Rogers, navigator, bombed the aerodrome at TWENTE, 4x500 lb., bombs being seen to burst in the dispersal area. DEELEN aerodrome was bombed by two other a/c but no definite results seen. The remaining Mosquito bombed without definitely observed results.
Stephen
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