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Misidentified and shot down by a Free French AF P-51 at about 17:45 hrs. The Mosquito was at 20,000 feet when attacked; following an explosion the pilot, Lt John A Pruis, slumped forward in his seat. The navigator, Lt Claude C Moore, was badly burned and unable to extricate the pilot, but he managed to bail out. After landing Moore was evacuated by the U.S Army. Lt John A Pruis (pilot) Killed, Lt Claude C Moore (nav.) bailed out WIA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15302090 / O-705419
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | 24 March 1944 | Hatfield Built, contract number 555/C.23(a), between 24-3-1944 and 31-12-1944. |
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Crashed |
Waldkatzenbach, 69429 Waldbrunn, Germany | 9 April 1945 | Misidentified, whilst on a Graypea chaff dispensing mission, and shot down by a Free French AF P-51 at about 17:45 hrs. The Mosquito was at 20,000 feet when attacked; following an explosion the pilot, Lt John A Pruis, slumped forward in his seat. The navigator, Lt Claude C Moore, was badly burned and unable to extricate the pilot, but he managed to bail out. After landing Moore was found suspended in a tree at Waldkatzenbach, Germany, about 10 kilo west of Eberback and evacuated by the U.S Army. Lt John A Pruis (pilot) Killed, Lt Claude C Moore (nav.) bailed out WIA. |