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Re: Mosquito HR573 45 Sqn
Gents,
Thanks for the input. To summarize:
HR573 - often said to have been lost 4 Apr 45, but "Flying Camels" claims it was still in use as late as Jul45
HR574: I have just downloaded the 47 Sqn ORB for Apr 45. Now things get a little strange. Interspersed with the April pages are pages for May. The sortie we are talking about was actually on 14 May 45 according to the ORB! It was aircraft K, with the circumstances as described before (F/L Scott killed, F/O Fisher returned). I am beginning to believe that this loss had nothing at all to do with 45 Sqn, which explains its absence from "Flying Camels". However, I cannot explain why Flt Lt Scott's death is listed as 14 Apr 45 everywhere (CWGC etc)
There is a co-incidence of course. HR573 was OB-K with 45 Sqn....
Andy
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