219 Squadron

[leal_kerr]

Hello everyone - On the 11/12th July 1944 PO DT Tull/PO PJ Cowgill claimed a Ju88 destroyed 20m ENE of Rouen. Can anyone provide/confirm time of combat and serial for their Mosquito NFXVII. Unable to located Combat Record or ORB [AIR27 - Record of Events] which includes details of aircraft serials. Many thanks in advance.

[Nick Beale]

The spreadsheet of Mosquito claims of enemy aircraft at www.mossie.org doesn't have the details you seek, unfortunately.

[Chris Goss]

Combat report is there-0226 hrs on 12 July 1944 but doesn't mention serial number of Mossie

[Tom Semenza]

Unfortunately, the Forms 541 of the 219 Sqn. ORB for the months of July through October 1944 are missing from TNA's collection. So unless the log books of the crew are available, there is little possibility of the serial number ever being known.

Regards,
Tom

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

Serial numbers of 219 Sqdn's Mk.XVII's

Ref: AB's HA100-HZ99
Mk.XVII's
99 aircraft produced.
HK236 - HK265; HK278 - HK327; HK344 - HK362.

Of which the following twenty are recorded as served with 219 Sqn.
HK240 - to 125 Sqdn - ORB 3rd July '44 - SOC 24/10/1946.
HK248 - to 456 Sqdn - Landing accident - 19/12/1944.
HK250 - to 25 Sqdn - Crashed 17 /05/1945.
HK254 - to 68 Sqdn - Crashed 14/02/1945.
HK260 - to 125 Sqdn - Crashed 19/10/1944.
HK279 - to 54 OTU - SOC 31/01/1946.
HK289 - to 68 Sqdn - Crashed 14/11/1944.
HK292 - 219 Sqdn Mia Nort Sea 20/06/1944.
HK297 - to 51 OTU - SOC 01/08/1945.
HK308 - to 25 Sqdn - SOC 04/06/1945.
HK314 - 219 Sqdn crash 19/03/44
HK315 - 219 Sqdn Mia 11/07/44
HK319 - to 68 Sqdn - to 54 OTU - SOC 31/01/1946.
HK320 - 219 Sqdn Collision with Oxford V3791 20/07/44
HK344 - to 68 Sqdn - Crashed 22/11/1944.
HK345 - to 68 Sqdn, Mia 20/09/44
HK348 - to 68 Sqdn, Mia 04/12/44
HK351 - 219 Sqdn Crashed 24/05/44
HK358 - 219 Sqdn Mia 09/06/44
HK362 - to 25 Sqdn - Mia 22/02/1945.

All that is needed is the date's that those transferred to the other Sqdns to eliminate the Mosquito's that were not with 219 Sqdn on the 11/12 July 1944.


Alex

[MW Giles]

This is not going to deliver an answer without a log book

Earlier Tull claimed three victories, each in a different aircraft. This suggests aircraft were not assigned to pilots

Even if you narrow the possible serials down, to say five, that means you have an 80% chance that whichever one you pick will be wrong

Martin

[Chris Goss]

I would agree with Martin-a pointless exercise unless you have a logbook

[leal_kerr]

Thanks to everyone who replied. Agree - unless I can track down the missing ORB for July 1944, I would otherwise need the logbook. A little frustrating that I have the AIR27 Summary of Events for July 1944 [the day to day entries] but not the Record of Events that has the aircraft serials, time up and down etc. But that's why we do what we do with our research. Once again thanks.