| Mosquito ML964 GB-J |
105 Sqn |
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| Date : | 07 juillet 1944 |
Mission : | Marquage des cibles à Caen (14) pour les bombardiers |
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| Décollage : | Bourn à 19:46 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Causes de la perte : | Abattu par un chasseur de nuit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lieu de la perte : |
Vers Caen (14) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sqn Ldr | William Walter | BLESSING | Pil | RAAF | 404648 | KIA |   |
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Plt Off | Douglas Thomas | BURKE | Nav | RAFVR | 170864 | EVA | Évacue l’appareil en parachute |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross. Acting Flight Lieutenant William Walter BLESSING (Aus.404648), Royal Australian Air Force, No. 105 Squadron. In March, 1943, this officer flew the leading aircraft of a bomber force detailed to undertake a low level attack on the railway workshops at Paderborn. The operation, involving a deep penetration into Germany in daylight, demanded a high degree of efficiency. That the sortie was executed exactly as planned and success achieved was largely attributable to Flight Lieutenant Blessing’s fine leadership and great skill. This officer has taken part in 17 sorties, all of them in daylight, invariably displaying great determination and efficiency. On two occasions he has flown his badly damaged aircraft back to base. SECOND SUPPLEMENT TOT THE LONDON GAZETTE of FRIDAY, the 2nd of APRIL, 1943 |
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