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Mosquito shot down by Mustangs, 28th March 1944
Dear researchers,
Perhaps another example of friendly fire: On 28th march 1944 Mosquito LR276 SM-S of 305 Squadron was lost during a daylight attack on V-1 weapon site on position Z.3066 near Freval. The Mosquito ditched in The Channel after presumably being hit by Flak. However, in the Operations Record Book no.2 Group 1944 (reference AIR37/23) a small handwriten note "shot down by Mustangs" is made near the entry of this loss. Can anybody shed a light on this? Thanks in advance, Hans Nauta |
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Re: Mosquito shot down by Mustangs, 28th March 1944
Hi Hans:
The note may relate to NS856, aircraft T of 107 Sqn, lost to Mustangs on 28 March 1944 (same date). F/O J.A. Glen , W/O T. Davidson, both killed. Apparently attacked by P-51 near Vernouillet airfield, according to Fighter Command War Diaries, Volume 4. May have been Lt Charles Anderson of the 335th FS of the 4th FG (according to posts on this board). |
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Re: Mosquito shot down by Mustangs, 28th March 1944
Hi again Mark,
Well, this explains a lot. I presume the clerk may have attributed the info to the wrong Mosquito loss in the ORB. Even primary sources contain errors... Thanks agian for your help! Hans Nauta |
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Re: Mosquito shot down by Mustangs, 28th March 1944
I have checked it with my Mosquito friend. HX276 SM-S is listed as failing to return with no specific details, the crew being drowned. The sortie was between 1540 and 1710.
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Re: Mosquito shot down by Mustangs, 28th March 1944
Dear Franek,
Thanks for the added details. For your records: the body of pilot F/Lt Bolislaw Sochacki, P.2214, washed ashore on 14th June 1944 in the vicinity of beach pole 35.6 near the coastal village of Bergen aan Zee, The Netherlands, and was buried on 18th June 1944 at Bergen cemetery. Regards, Hans Nauta |
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Re: Mosquito shot down by Mustangs, 28th March 1944
Franek:
Shouldn't that be LR276? |
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Re: Mosquito shot down by Mustangs, 28th March 1944
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Hello, The box score in Escort To Berlin for 28 March 1944 has one destroyed, after Lt. Anderson strafed a parked aircraft at Dreux/Vernavillet. No other claims for that date. Pages 46 and 139 explain the particulars. |
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Re: Mosquito shot down by Mustangs, 28th March 1944
Mosquito under attack starts at 1:03. There is guncam footage on video identifying the aircraft as a "JU88". The attacker was with 4th FG. There is another clip posted on YouTube which identifies the pilot and the date as March 28, 1944, but am unable to relocate it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE3PceU-UqA |
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