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Originally Posted by Henk Welting
Thanks Mark. Will add this to my files.
Unfortunately still no answer on the accident 4-11-1944 on peninsula Walcheren. Moreover this aircraft loss is NOT listed in the Dutch list of aircraft losses over Holland 1939-1945.
Regards,
Henk.
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I am a bit puzzled by this one Henk. Ezanno finished his tour towards the end of October 44 and was replaced by Sqn Ldr Ridler.
Unfortunately I do not have 198's ORB to hand but according to my notes from the ORB, MN707 does not appear to have been used by the unit.
198 Sqn does appear on MN707's Form 78 movement card in the last entry ('FBE Cat E
3.11.44') but I am sure this is an error as it had already been written off as FB Cat E on 17.7.44, with 438 Sqn, in the penultimate entry. Entries on wrong cards are by no means uncommon.
Flg Off J.L.Allan, 198 Sqn reportedly forcelanded at Zuid Beveland on
3 Nov 44 in MN70
2 TP-F. Allan subsequently died of his injuries; MN702 was recovered by 413 RSU but was not repaired and eventually was 'SOC' on 19 Feb 45. The date and serial of the forced landing is confirmed on the Form 101s which accompany 198's records in the National Archive.
Somewhat unlikely, but the only link I can imagine with Ezanno is that he normally flew 'TP-E' and somewhere down the chain 'TP-F' was reported as 'TP-E'.
CT