MOSQUITO Serial numbers/letters 1944

[Brian]

Hi guys

Following the relative success with my previous requests for serial number/individual letter tie-up for 1944 Mosquitos, I now seek further assistance, please:

25 SQUADRON

HK239, HK243, HK244, HK256, HK285, HK298, HK300, HK301, HK304, HK305, HK322, HK357, HK380

68 SQUADRON

HK241, HK242, HK345, HK345, HK347, HK349, MM679, MM680

WM-A, WM-L, WM-Y

85 SQUADRON (XVII)

VY-B, VY-F, VY-Q, VY-W

125 SQUADRON

HK240, HK247, HK291, HK310, HK316

157 SQUADRON

MM643, TA391

219 SQUADRON

HK248, HK250, HK254, HK260, HK348, HK362, MM690

264 SQUADRON

HK472, HK473, HK477, HK480, HK514, HK516, HK519, HK549, MM610

409 SQUADRON

MM491, MM510, MM512, MM523, MM547, MM555, MM589

605 SQUADRON (FBVI)

UP-H, UP-N, UP-T

First names required for Mosquito pilots:

W/O D. LAUCHLAN

W/O WA McLARDY

W/O M. WOODTHORPE

[Graham Boak]

While you're at all at, can I please have the serial of ME.G? 488(NZ) IIRC, for my wife would quite like a model Mosquito with her name on it. (Yes, I already have M.EG, thank you.)

[Tom Semenza]

Brian:

From Shores' "Aces High:"

Mosquito XIII MM589 KP-U 409 Sqn. flown by W.G. Kirkwood June-July 44.

Mosquito XIX MM643 RS-F 157 Sqn. flown by R.D. Doleman July/Sept.44.

Tom

[Brian]

Many thanks, Tom, that's a start!

Best from sunny UK

Brian

[paul peters]

Ian Piper's 605 mentions UP-H MM429 and UP-T RS678. No mention of UP-N.
Not much!?
Paul

[Brian]

Thanks Paul, much appreciated.

Cheers
Brian

[M sIMPSON]

Hi there,
All the details below are taken from John Rawlings' book 'Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft' which is an old book (MacDonald 1969), but anyway...
25 Sqn.
HK 243 G
68 Sqn.
NT 368 WM-L
125 Sqn.
HK 310 VA-J
157Sqn.
TA 391 RS-N
264 Sqn.
HK 477 PS-C
Hope this is of use,
Regards,Mark.

[Brian]

Thanks for your input, Mark, very much appreciated.

Cheers
Brian

[Oxby R]

Hi Brian - I'd be very interested in finding out the code letters for 219's Mk XXX Mosquito MM792 if you ever come across them. This a/c was flown by W/C Peter Green/Doug Oxby, and was involved in a long list of interceptions and night combats. By March 1945 it had been involved in the destruction of eight enemy aircraft ! Any info appreciated. Cheers Brian, Richard O.

[Brian]

Hi Richard

Nice to hear from you. I will of course keep my eye open for any such detail. Incidentally, you may be aware that I am nearing completion of a book dealing with the Diver campaign against England in 1944-45. I am aware that your father was involved in shooting down several - has he any reminiscences of these sorties?

Cheers
Brian