Death of W/C A. S. Dredge, DSO, DFC
According to Shores in Those Other Eagles, W/C Alan Sydney Dredge, DSO, DFC (serv.no. 63285) was killed in a flying accident on 18 May 1945 in a Mosquito. The CWGC site confirms this date but neither source gives a unit or serial of the Mosquito involved. I have found two Mosquito losses on that date due to accidents, both FB.VIs: HJ758 of 13 OTU and RF605 of 248 Sqn. A third Mosquito VI of 21 Sqn. (HX969) is listed as "struck off charge" on that date without further explanation.
Can anyone say whether one of these was the machine Dredge was flying?
Thanks,
Tom
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