| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Norfolk, Methwold |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | SUK13129 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Norfolk |
| Date made | c October 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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422783 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt, later Pilot Officer [PO]) Edward George Wicky of Manly, NSW, ...
Description
422783 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt, later Pilot Officer [PO]) Edward George Wicky of Manly, NSW, left, and his observer 422628 Flt Sgt Oswald Mountford of Leeton, NSW, who together completed the 1000th sortie flown since D-Day by No. 464 (Mosquito) Squadron RAAF, based at RAF Station Methwold. On February 3, 1945, their aircraft took part in a raid by 17 Mosquitoes on enemy targets behind the battle area in Europe. On returning from this mission, their aircraft crashed, and both airmen were killed in bad visibility near Horndean, UK. They are buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey, UK.