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Re: V-1 flying bombs
Hello Brian and Mark!
Mark here is what I have;
On Dec. 12th 1944 w/o Sylwester Wieczorek (pilot) and w/o Henryk Ostrowski of 307 Sqn departed Coltishall on a night "intruder" mission to Holand flying a Mosquito Mk30, MV542/EW-Y. At about 300ft they entered clouds and started circling to gain altitude before heading out towards Holland. About 15min after takeoff while still in the clouds they collided with something. The Mosquito fell into a spin, however the pilot was able to regain control and forceland/crash. Both crew members survived and were told by RAF brass that they collided with a V-2. Wieczorek and Ostrowski were credited with destroying a V-2.
The above is was taken from two different books about 307 Sqn. One by Robert Gretzinger, and I forget the author of the other.
This is suppose to be the only V-2 destroyed over England. Dumb luck more than anything else, I suppose.
Cheers,
Mieszko
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