[Col Bruggy]

Theo.

Mosquito SM-W, HP913 failed to return from operation No.367 on the night of 25 November, which involved fifteen aircraft. It was flown by the crew of F/Sgt Zygmunt Haas (Pilot) and F/O Tomasz Wilcewski (Nav.) who knew the Ruhr well. This was their tenth combat sortie. Over the Ruhr the aircraft was damaged by anti-aircraft fire. All instruments and the cockpit lighting failed and the navigator was unable to find the heading to return to base. Using the moon they headed over Champagne and baled out. They met some Poles who lived in France, reached a US Army post and on the evening of 26 November they were back with their squadron (p.156).

Photo and detailed side-view with the following (photo) caption: Right: SM-W, HP913. When flown by the crew of P/O T Wilczewski & F/Sgt Z Haas over the Ruhr on the night of 25 November 1944. It was hit by anti-aircraft artillery. The electric system was damaged and both airmen baled out over Champagne. Several days later they returned to the squadron. And side-view description: Mosquito FB.VI, SM-W, HP913. Lasham, 1944. When applying the invasion striping the serial number was overpainted on the aircraft, leaving just the last digit on the port side. The aircraft was most often flown by the crew of F/O A. Gertner and W. Andruszko. A log of seventy operations on the aircraft. Standard RAF night fighter scheme (p.153).

See:
Bomber Aircraft of 305 Squadron.
Musialkowski,Lechoslaw
Petersfield:Mushroon Model Publications/Stratus,2014.
pp.153 & 156

Col.