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Old 20th Nov 2008, 20:10
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Question Leuchars Mosquito

I am hoping that someone can help me to fill in the gaps in a story that I had been tempted to dismiss as garbled, but which now seems quite intriguing. The story came from a brief conversation with a man whose father had died in a Mosquito crash when he was flying from Leuchars during WWII. Apparently, he was an ex-RAF pilot and QFI who had left to fly with Imperial Airways. This would fit with his being one of the BOAC pilots flying the Leuchars-Stockholm courier runs in civil-registered Mosquitos, as mentioned previously in this forum. The name of the pilot was L A Wilkins.

I will try official sources for details, but if anyone can suggest a shortcut, it would be appreciated.
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