P/O Crossland J

[SteveB]

Am I correct in believing that Arlon is in France (North of Metz) on the border with Luxembourg?

P/Off Crossland was quite successful in his short career with 122Sqn. He first appears on 122Sqn on 19/4. On 23/4 he was a member of a 4 a/c Ranger to Dole/Tavaux aerodrome on the Swiss border. The Section arrived over the target as eight He111s were preparing to land. Crossland claimed one destroyed and a share in two other He111s; he also claimed a Go242 on the ground. The mission on 30/4 was an eight a/c Ranger to the Metz area and the other pilots reported a Jungmeister destroyed on the ground by Crossland. The combat report for the day records that Crossland "was hit by light AA as the a/c were orbitting for the attack on ground targets; he developed a Glycol leak and baled out about 4 minutes into the homeward flight".


I believe that FZ131 was coded MT*N.

There is a photo of Crossland on page 95 of 2TAF Vol 1


Steve