ASH Mosquito's

[Coors 54]

Hi Nick,

Thanks for the reply. I have that book and although very good it is showing its age these days. It has a small cutaway of an ASH equipped Mosquito but it is so small it is almost useless except for general arrangements. The instrument panel diagrams do not show the layout for an ASH aircraft either.
I am of the opinion that these aircraft had the long range tank fitted in the bomb bay and were used purely as night fighters so I am assuming the instrument panel lacked the bomb release panel at the side.
Gee boxes are well documented as to placement but radio fit and Rebecca and Monica boxes less well.
I reckon that the aircraft of 100 Group could be revisited in the light of new information and produced in a more modern format with larger photos and diagrams. It is such a fascinating subject and the precursor of all modern electronic warfare. Do you hear me Mr Streetly?

I note you are in Exeter - I'm up the road in Okehampton, small world eh?

[Larry]

You might also get some info from this book:

'Confounding the Reich - The Operational History of 100 Group (Bomber Support) RAF'

by Martin W Bowman, ISBN 1 85260 507 3 from PSL Publications.

Sadly I do not have a copy to refer to for you.

NB - In the Squadron Signal book - Mosquito in Action Part 1 (on page 43) there is a photo showing the inside of an FAA Mosquito with ASH (and even though it was a TR Mk 33 I think it would have had a similar cockpit to the RAF ones used by 23 Sqn.

[ATCCbengt]

Hi Dave.
I've lately been going through the operational record books for 23 and 515 squadrons (the two Mosquito squadrons equipped with ASH), researching sorties over Norway late in the war. The Mosquitos could carry normal bomb load if required and had MONICA fittet. In the book Confound and destroy, also by Mr. Streetly, there is a photo of the Mk. X radar display in a NF. Mk.XXX which also shows the MONICA display. I cant remember anything about REBECCA being mentioned in the ORBs. I could check though.

Ragards,
Bengt