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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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488 Squadron Crest
14/15.07.1944 No 488 Squadron Mosquito NF.XIII MM551 ME-X Fl/Sgt. Scott

Operation: Patrol

Date: 14/15th July 1944 (Friday/Saturday)

Unit: No. 488 Squadron 149 Wing. 85 Group. (motto: Ka ngarue ratau - 'We shake them')

Type: Mosquito NF.XIII

Serial: MM551

Code: ME-X

Base: RAF Zeals, Wiltshire

Location: See report

Pilot: Fl/Sgt. Howard George Scott NZ/424527 RNZAF Age 22. Killed

Nav: F/O. Colin Campbell Duncan NZ/427193 RNZAF Age 20. Killed

REASON FOR LOSS:

Taking off at around 23:15 hrs on a patrol over France.

On return flew into trees on high ground at Bratley Enclosure (see map) other reports state that they came down near to RAF Holmsley at 02:20 hrs. No details as to the reason for the accident.

Burial details:

Funeral for the two crew members was held on the 19th July with Fl/Lt. Irwin Charles Skudder NZ/427234 and F/O. Thomas Allan Maclean NZ/422344 in attendance, representing the squadron.

Fl/Sgt. Howard George Scott. Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 8.AA.5. Born on the 05th December 1921 at Gisborne, the son of George Henry Scott and of Lily Scott (née Pearce), of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand. Prior to service worked as a painter for his father. A total of 457 flying hours logged and having completed 14 operational sorties.

F/O. Colin Campbell Duncan. Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 8.AA.6. Born on the 18th August 1923 at Blenheim, the son of Douglas Linwood Duncan and Mabel Lilian Duncan (née Smith), of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand. Before enlisting worked as a clerk for Levin and Company in Blenheim. A total of 302 flying hours logged and having completed 12 operational sorties.

Researched and dedicated to the relatives of this crew with thanks to the research by Jenifer Lemaire, Errol Martyn and his publications: “For Your Tomorrow Vols. 1-3”, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Weekly News of New Zealand, other sources as quoted below:

KTY 06.08.2019

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Sources used by us in compiling Archive Reports include: Bill Chorley - 'Bomber Command Losses Vols. 1-9, plus ongoing revisions', Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten and Mr. Roderick J. Mackenzie - 'Nightfighter War Diaries Vols. 1 and 2', Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt - 'Bomber Command War Diaries', Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Tom Kracker - Kracker Luftwaffe Archives, Michel Beckers, Major Fred Paradie (RCAF) and Captain François Dutil (RCAF) - Paradie Archive (on this site), Jean Schadskaje, Major Jack O'Connor USAF (Retd.), Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Waldemar Wójcik and Józef Zieliński - 'Ku Czci Połeglyçh Lotnikow 1939-1945', Andrew Mielnik: Archiwum - Polish Air Force Archive (on this site), Anna Krzystek, Tadeusz Krzystek - 'Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii', Franek Grabowski, Polish graves: https://niebieskaeskadra.pl/, PoW Museum Żagań, Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses', Stan D. Bishop, John A. Hey MBE, Gerrie Franken and Maco Cillessen - Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces, Vols 1-6, Dr. Theo E.W. Boiton - Nachtjagd Combat Archives, Vols 1-13. Aircrew Remembered Databases and our own archives. We are grateful for the support and encouragement of CWGC, UK Imperial War Museum, Australian War Memorial, Australian National Archives, New Zealand National Archives, UK National Archives and Fold3 and countless dedicated friends and researchers across the world.
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