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Re: F/O Francis Richard Lee Mellersh 1105145
Hello,
Re Mellersh's V-1 claims on 7/8 August 1944:
Night 7/8 August (1944).
Flt Lt "Togs" Mellersh borrowed Spitfire IX MH473 from the Night Fighter Development Wing at Ford to try his luck - and shot down two Divers. He then shot down two more while flying his usual Mosquito.
No.96 Squadron (Mosquito XIII) Ford.
F/L F R L Mellersh - Spitfire IX MH473 - V-1 - 2210-0030
---------------------- Spitfire IX MH473 - V-1 - 2210-0300
---------------------- Mosquito MM577:ZJ-N - V-1 - 0455 - Channel
---------------------- Mosquito MM577:ZJ-N - V-1 - 0503 - Channel
See:
Diver! Diver! Diver!
Cull,Brian (with Bruce Lander).
London:Grub Street,2008.
pp.282 & 417.
Col.
Last edited by Col Bruggy; 18th June 2016 at 14:23.
Reason: Corrected Mossie Coding to ZJ - Thanks Stig \.
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