NS569

media-6970.jpeg UPL 6970 de Havilland DH98 Mosquito PR XVI NS569 "N" of the 654th Bombardment Squadron, 25th Bombardment Group at USAAF Station 376 former RAF Watton. Unidentified Boeing B17flying fortress in background.

USAAF Photo.

Object Number - UPL 6970 - de Havilland DH98 Mosquito PR XVI NS569 "N" of the 654th Bombardment Squadron, 25th Bombardment Group at USAAF Station 376 former RAF Watton....

Chase camera A/C on Anvil mission to V3 long range cannon battery, Mimoyecques, France. Drone A/C explosion flipped NS569 up several hundred feet, knocking out the port engine with debris coming through the nose injuring the observer Lt Daniel J McCarthy, control was regained and the pilot Lt Robert A Tunnel performed an emergency landing at RAF Halesworth. (1 x WIA, 2 x RTD). 12-8-44.



".....'the Baby' [Drone A/C USN PBY-1 #32271 former USAAF B-24J 42-110007] just exploded in mid-air as we neared it and I was knocked halfway back to the cockpit. A few pieces of the Baby came through the plexiglass nose and I got hit in the head and caught a lot of fragments in my right arm. I crawled back to the cockpit and lowered the wheels so that Bob could make a quick emergency landing,' Lt. McCarthy reported from his hospital bed."



Intercepted by Me 262 jets whilst on photo recon mission to Politz Oil Refinery at Stettin, Poland 21/1/45 - crew Lt. Richard Geary[Pilot] and Lt. Mann[Nav]. P-51 escort from 77th FS, 20th FG tangled with thirteen jets in total, no kills, no losses. Mosquito evaded jet with unorthodox maneouvre.



Taxiing accident. USAAF Station 376 former RAF Watton, 4/4/45. John E Murphy (pilot) USAAF. Written Off, Damaged Beyond Repair. Struck Off Charge 18/4/45.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1995871
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Lieutenant Bob Tunnel and Lieutenant Daniel McCarthy of the 25th Bomb Group stand with a Mosquito at Watton that has received flak damage to one of its engines. Printed caption on reverse: '60900 A.C.- Lt. Tunnel and Lt. McCarthy of the 654th Bomb. Sqdn. 25th Bomb Group. standing beside a flak damaged DeHavilland "Mosquito" Reconnaissance. England. August 4, 1944 U.S. Air Force Photo.' The names 'Bob' and 'Daniel' have been handwritten above 'Lt. Tunnel and Lt. McCarthy' respectively. Handwritten caption
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 325th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing 25th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator / Observer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Lieutenant Bob Tunnel and Lieutenant Daniel McCarthy of the 25th Bomb Group stand with a Mosquito at Watton that has received flak damage to one of its engines. Printed caption on reverse: '60900 A.C.- Lt. Tunnel and Lt. McCarthy of the 654th Bomb. Sqdn. 25th Bomb Group. standing beside a flak damaged DeHavilland "Mosquito" Reconnaissance. England. August 4, 1944 U.S. Air Force Photo.' The names 'Bob' and 'Daniel' have been handwritten above 'Lt. Tunnel and Lt. McCarthy' respectively. Handwritten caption
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 325th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-886174
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Missions

  • Date: 12 August 1944

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hedron 7
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Lillian
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Manufactured

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK 24 March 1944 Hatfield Built, contract number 555/C.23(a), between 24-3-1944 and 31-12-1944.

Other

Damaged by mid air explosion

Beccles, Beccles, Suffolk NR34, UK 12 August 1944 Chase camera A/C on Anvil* mission to V3 long range cannon battery, Mimoyecques, France. Drone A/C explosion flipped NS569 up several hundred feet, knocking out the port engine with debris coming through the nose injuring the observer, control was regained and an emergency landing affected at RAF Halesworth. (1 x WIA, 2 x RTD).

Other

Intercepted by Me 262 Jets

Szczecin, Poland 21 January 1945 Intercepted by Me 262 jets whilst on photo recon mission to Politz Oil Refinery at Stettin, Poland - crew Lt. Richard Geary[Pilot] and Lt. Mann[Nav]. P-51 escort from 77th FS, 20th FG tangled with thirteen jets in total, no kills, no losses. Mosquito evaded jet with unorthodox manouvre.

Crashed

4 April 1945 Taxiing accident. John E Murphy (pilot) USAAF. USAAF Station 376 former RAF Watton.

Other

Written Off, DBR

4 April 1945 Written Off, Damaged Beyond Repair.

Other

Struck Off Charge SOC

18 April 1945 Struck Off Charge.

Revisions

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http://www.mossie.org/stories/Norman_Malayney_2.htm
Mosquito Photo-Reconnaissance Units of World War 2 by Martin W Bowman.

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Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII", Schiffer Publishers Ltd. 2011. pages 96-97.

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Moved information added by user Wattonman

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Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII", Schiffer Publisher Ltd. 2011.

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http://www.mossie.org/stories/Norman_Malayney_2.htm
Mosquito Photo-Reconnaissance Units of World War 2 by Martin W Bowman.

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USAAF Photo.

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USAAF Photo.

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