Sqn Ldr Mike Wight-Boycott, 219 Sqn

[Chris Goss]

Does anyone have a copy of his combat report for 20-21 Sep 41. He claimed a Ju 88 but it appears it was a He 111 of 9./KG 40. Not easily visible to me in the NA

[gedburke3]

Morning Chris,
I have a copy of 'From Dusk till Dawn' the history of 219 squadron.
My understanding is that it was written with access to the squadrons archives and from interviews with squadron aircrews
I'll take a look at that and see if it mentions your incident and let you know the outcome.
Kind regards
Gerry

[Chris Goss]

Thanks Gerry but I have this booklet and there is no mention apart from the appendices

[Stig Jarlevik]

No help what-so-ever Chris, but the name Boycott is interesting.

Boycott can't be a very usual name. Was he by any means related to the famous Charles Boycott?

Cheers
Stig

[Siko54]

It is an unusual name - there was a pilot of the same surname on one of my old RAF Squadrons when I was a pilot 10 years ago, always wondered if he was related to him.

[Chris Goss]

Well known family-I believe that there is a Lt Col still serving with the same name and another was Nimrod-related. Bit like Drummond-Hay. Boycott not that uncommon:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Boycott

However, I have tracked down the son of Mike Wight-Boycott who was on a Nimrod squadron

[Stig Jarlevik]

Originally Posted by Chris Goss

Well known family-I believe that there is a Lt Col still serving with the same name and another was Nimrod-related. Bit like Drummond-Hay. Boycott not that uncommon:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Boycott


However, I have tracked down the son of Mike Wight-Boycott who was on a Nimrod squadron

Thanks
No relation then
Cheers
Stig

[Chris Goss]

I am now in contact with his son who will be searching the attic for this missing report. All other reports for him are at the NA

[Dave Wallace]

Interesting bit from 1944 on Wight-Boycott
From the 109 Squadron ORB June 29 1944. Mosquito XVI ML961 F/L R.M. Sleep & F/S W.C. Bridgford.
“Target as detailed SCHLOVEN. No attack. A/C reached posn. 5240N. 0545 E. when Captain decided to return owing to mechanical failure. Landed at COLTISHALL on one engine and with instruments U/S. W/C Wight-Boycott D.S.O., of 25 Sqdn. Took off and guided F/L Sleep in through the cloud to land.”

[Chris Goss]

Nice story which I will send to the family