USAAF Mosquito 9-4-1945

[paulmcmillan]

Norman

Thanks for this very interesting and fasinating post

Paul

[Leendert]

Interestingly, Sgt Nelson H. Griffin from Tennessee of the 1st Bn, 410th Inf Reg't may be still among us...

See unit roster on http://103rdcactus.com/compos/410/1s...20D/ib1-wc.htm

Regards,

Leendert

[paulmcmillan]

Originally Posted by Leendert

Interestingly, Sgt Nelson H. Griffin from Tennessee of the 1st Bn, 410th Inf Reg't may be still among us...

See unit roster on http://103rdcactus.com/compos/410/1s...20D/ib1-wc.htm

Regards,

Leendert

Unfortunately he died in 2008.....

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Norman for this very interesting info. Will inform my friend Jan Hey and I do believe you made him a happy man.
Best regards,
Henk.

Dear Leendert,

Thank your very much for reference to the army unit web page. It would appear that indeed the Mosquito was shot down by a P-51 with roundels.

I wonder which RCAF or RAF unit claimed a victory on this day at this location? Claude Moore always said the Mustangs carried French roundels, but I could find no French AF units assigned Mustangs during the war. Therefore, I concluded the P-51s were RCAF/RAF or, Claude may have mistaken a flak burst, with being shot down by fighters. Obviously, Claude is correct.

It is interesting the US Army soldier thought the burned and bloodied body on the stretcher was an escaping German pilot?

Norman Malayney