stolen from Hyperscale.com
read this! "Wg Cdr E. D. Crew DFC, (pilot) and WO W. R. Croysdill (operator) took off West Malling at 0100hrs and landed there at 0230hrs. I was patrolling over the channel at 23,000ft under Wartling GCI (Controller F/C Powell), when I was vectored onto a bogey on a course of 340.’
‘Contact was obtained at four miles slightly below and crossing port to starboard on an a/c taking slight evasive action. At full speed the range closed easily and I did not use N2O at all. After four minutes, range was 1,000ft and I obtained an indistinct visual of a twin engined a/c, which, on closing to 300ft, I believed to be a Ju88. No exhausts were visible. I eased the nose of the Mosquito up and fired a short burst from dead astern, just as the e/a began to dive. This was followed by a last flash from the centre section and cockpit area, and flames.’
‘I followed the a/c down and fired again, with more strikes in the same area, resulting in more white flames and e/a dived very steeply to port. A third deflection burst produced more strikes and flashes and e/a disappeared below me. Visual and contact was lost. I noticed that outboard of each engine there was a cylindrical bulge beneath each wing, resembling the long range tanks of the Fw190.’
‘Shortly afterwards, I was put on another contact at 4,000ft height. This e/a was at 3.5 miles range, below and to port, flying in a southerly direction. I turned to starboard as it crossed and followed it down through a steep port orbit. Evasive action was moderate and window was being used. As I straightened out of the orbit, an a/c crossed in front at almost collision range, and I had to pull up sharply to avoid hitting it, so that I had no chance to open fire. As it passed below me, I recognized the twin fins and rudders of a Do217. But though I turned round immediately I could not regain contact, and because of the nearness of the French coast I was told to return on 330.’
‘Time of combat 0048. Place of combat R11. At 0050 according to the ROC MG fire was heard at sea, at 055 an a/c later identified as an Me410 crashed in Brighton reference Q72. No ack-ack was heard in the area before 0110, AI 2 (G) report that 20mm cannon strikes have been found on this Me410.’
‘This a/c was originally claimed as a Ju88 probably destroyed. It is now claimed as an Me410 destroyed in view of the evidence of the British crash.’
‘Wg Cdr Crew states that his operator said at the time it was a Me410 but he contradicted him and insisted that it was a Ju88. The inability to see exhausts from above would also point to its having been, in fact, an Me410.
Armament report: rounds fired: 20mm SAPI 48, 20mm HEI 48. Total 96
Stoppages: Nil
Cine camera exposed 1ft automatically’
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cool write up.
note the ammo usage and the engagment range.
100 yards he opend up at.
24 rounds per gun of 20mm hispano. in 3 bursts of 8(?) each...
those are increadably controled bursts. Less then 1 second each.
Note the mix of ammo 1 to 1 SAPI and HEI Semi Armour Peircing Incinderary and High Explosive Incinderary..
