Mosquito MkXVIII Tsetse

[Chris Goss]

Passing over the ship, he appeared to start to pull out of the 30° dive, but went into the sea about half a mile from the trawler. Needless to say, we gave the trawler a punishing with our 57mm gun. I saw no wreckage of the aircraft on the surface. One theory was that he was killed outright from fire from the bow of the vessel.

[sergey]

Thanks Chris. Des Curtis was Turner's navigator, so this is the most reliable information!

[sergey]

Another question. Is there any theory or indication as to the cause of the plane's destruction? Was it anti-aircraft fire from a trawler or engine failure?