Crew of Mosquito PRI serial W4056 - info required

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Good night to all!
I am seeking information on the names of the crew of the Mosquito PRI serial number W4056 shot down on 2 April 1942 while on a PR mission.
Thanks
Adriano

[Henk Welting]

Unfortunately no initials and both airmen - who became PoWs - very common names so hardly to find a match in the PoW administration. Pilot was P/O HUTCHESON and Nav P/O ALLEN. They may have been shot down by a Bf 109E of I./JG5 (perhaps Kurt Dombacher). They forcelanded their Mosquito at Beian Grande near airstrip Örland (Örlandet). Before they crashlanded they probably shot down Adolf Pürzl - Bf109 of 8./JG5.
All from an unknown source but perhaps a start for further research.
Regards,
Henk.

[mhuxt]

Originally Posted by Henk Welting

Unfortunately no initials and both airmen - who became PoWs - very common names so hardly to find a match in the PoW administration. Pilot was P/O HUTCHESON and Nav P/O ALLEN. They may have been shot down by a Bf 109E of I./JG5 (perhaps Kurt Dombacher). They forcelanded their Mosquito at Beian Grande near airstrip Örland (Örlandet). Before they crashlanded they probably shot down Adolf Pürzl - Bf109 of 8./JG5.
All from an unknown source but perhaps a start for further research.
Regards,
Henk.

Sorry Henk, should have resonded earlier, pilot was Iain Hutchinson:

http://www.thisisdorset.net/mostpopu...es_aged_88.php

Edit - info I have on the lost 109 is: "One of those fighters was hit by parts from the british plane, the pilot baled out, but drowned. Before the Mosquito have to emergency land, they shoot down one Bf 109 F4 werk.no.7207 Yellow 2 from 8./JG5 Pilot Adolf Pürzl was kill.The Bf 109 chased in PQ 9444/06ost. (http://f16.parsimony.net/forum28300/messages/3585.htm) "

[Alex Smart]

Hi, Dont think that these PR Moquito's were armed.

And

From RAF Commands site

I. Hutchinson and B.K. Allen were at POW camp "L3"

Alex

[Henk Welting]

If "B.K." ALLEN and "HUTCHINSON" is correct for Camp L3 this could have been:
F/Lt I. Hutchinson - 102960 - L3-163, and
F/Lt B.K. Allen - 119514 - L3-136

Henk.

[Alex Smart]

Hello Henk,

Yes those are the two.

Alex

[mhuxt]

From an obit for Hutchinson:

"Hutchinson's flying days were not over and he went on to fly unarmed Spitfire reconnaissance missions before being shot down by Me109s over Norway on a long-range mission in a specially adapted Mosquito fighter-bomber. He landed despite the tail being shot off and his navigator calmly fired a Verey pistol into a pool of petrol, blowing up the plane. Eventually they were met by a Luftwaffe officer who said in perfect English: "We've been waiting for you for a while. "I'm afraid our coffee's cold, but have some schnapps instead." Hutchinson spent the rest of the war in Stalag Luft 3 the prisoner of war camp of Wooden Horse and Great Escape fame."

[Mr-Tomcat]

Interest to someone I hope.

All the best, Andrew.

[Franek Grabowski]

Brilliant photo! Where a better scan can be obtained?

[Mr-Tomcat]

The picture is a scan of the original, owned by me.

Regards Andrew.