Help please: 137 Sqdn Combat loss & French/German files

[pfP7063]

On the night of 17/18th May 1943 F/O Eddie Musgrave RAAF of 137 Squadron was lost in the Gravelines area - presumably shot down by flak.

I had the opportunity in 2007 to visit his grave in Pihen-les-Guines cemetery.

Other than what is recorded here, and in 137 Sqdn's ORB, I have no further details on the combat.

File Number 61/3/AIR – Enclosure 86A

FROM: 11 Group Intelligence.
AI/708 The following received from Manston.

Composite Ant-shipping Patrol Report. 17/18th May, 1943

(A) 137 (B) 1 Whirlwind Bomber. F/O Musgrave (R.A.A.F.) (C) 0110
(D) Shipping Gravelines area. (E) N/A (F) Not known
(G) 1 Whirlwind Bomber, F/O Musgrave N.Y.R.

GENERAL: - Informed by Swingate of Pilot making second attack with cannon 0132 hours. Not plotted or heard of since.

I would be interested in seeing what records the French/Germans might have that could shed any further light on Eddie's final operational mission and P7063 the Whirlwind he flew. Is there anyone who could please point me in the right direction?

Thank you all in advance.

Paul