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Originally Posted by Mieszko
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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Sorry but this sounds like a 'tall' tale. A collison between the Mossie and an object weighing at least 10,000lb and doing some 2500mph only put the Mossie into a spin. ???
I have 307 based at Church Fenton in Dec 1944. It was not based at Coltishall til May 1945.