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Offline Scherf

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Mosquito Achievement Photo
« on: November 10, 2014, 11:29:30 PM »
The Mossie 21-kill achievement doesn't have a photo attached to it. It should be one of these:









Branse Burbridge, seen in the last pic with his radar operator Bill Skelton. Burbridge began the war as a conscientious objector, Skelton later took up a role with the Church of England. In recent years, Burbridge has suffered from dementia, his family had to auction his medals to help pay for his care.

Edit - FWIW, Burbridge & Skelton flew radar-equipped night fighters. So far as I can tell, the top scorer on the FB.VI was (cough) Charlie Scherf, with 13.5 air-to-air, including five in one sortie, also a record for the Mosquito.
« Last Edit: November 10, 2014, 11:36:58 PM by Scherf »
... missions were to be met by the commitment of alerted swarms of fighters, composed of Me 109's and Fw 190's, that were strategically based to protect industrial installations. The inferior capabilities of these fighters against the Mosquitoes made this a hopeless and uneconomical effort. 1.JD KTB