Hello all.
Continuing from a thread I started in AHN at the suggestion of AA. Edited to say that the thread was "Far East Mosquito", concerning my great uncle who was a navigator on 110 (H) Squadron. It is his flight commander S/Ldr Ira Sutherland DFC RNZAF we are talking about here.
Good morning Danny.
Yes, there is no doubt that it was the same chap. There is a bit about it on aviation-safety.net
ASN Aircraft accident 28-JUN-1945 de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI RF582
I have seen elsewhere copies of two letters he wrote to families of men killed under his command - they were written at length and full of detail about the men's life on the squadron (8 IAF IIRC) as well as the circumstances of their deaths, so he obviously had a caring side even if it was well hidden at times.
W/Cdr Saunders also died in an accident - disappeared without trace along with his navigator and others in a transport aircraft returning from India to Yelahanka.
One thing you might know - there are a couple of flimsy typed documents pasted into the log which appear to be intelligence reports on results of their operation. One of them is headlined "Strawberries." Any idea what that means?
O-D - thanks I will look for the book.
AA - I would be happy for this to be in pilots brevet if that is better.
Jerry.