"Moscowed"

[Håkan]

Hello,

While going through the ORB of 5 SAAF Squadron, I've found at several time the word in "Moscowed" as in for example:
Lt. v. d. Spuy took part in a sweep, "Moscowed" and returned early at 12:45.

Is there anyone who knows what they meant by "Moscowed"?

Best wishes/Håkan

[RSwank]

Just a guess, but I think in this context it means they had a failure of some kind, perhaps engine problems.

Here is a link that starts discussing engine problems before takeoff then uses "Moscowed" which seems to be in the sense of a a similar failure in the air:

http://thoughtsonmilitaryhistory.wor...th-march-1943/

[Brian Bines]

''Moscowed'' to do a Napolean or Hitler fail to meet the objective ?

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

''Moscowed'' to do a Napolean or Hitler fail to meet the objective ?

The first had conquered Moscow (burned to the ground in 1812), the second did not (small damages in 1941 by air attacks). Both had lost the war (1813 and 1945).

Regards,
mirekw