Squadron Leader Jack te Kloot No. 249 Sqn, Canne, Italy, 28 September 1944
"On 21 September 1944, a quartet of Mustang Ills from the recently equipped No 249 Sqn flew to a landing ground dubbed 'Piccadilly Peggy' in northern Greece that had been prepared by Partisans. Here, appropriately attired in his bush hat, Sqn Ldr Jack te Kloot (the unit's Australian CO) supervises the bedding down of his aircraft at 'Piccadilly Peggy' by the local partisans."
"Mustang III HB952/GN·F of Sqn Ldr J te Kloot,No 249 Sqn, Canne, Italy, 28 September 1944. Although he made no air-to-air claims, No 249 Sqn CO Jack te Kloot took a heavy toll of enemy aircraft during strafing attacks. Flying this aircraft on 28 September 1944, he led a highly profitable attack on Salonika airfield, where he personally destroyed a Ju 52/3m, an Italian aircraft and an He 111, as well as damaging a Go 242 glider. Later in the mission his aircraft took a cannon hit in the wing, and he was lucky to return. This ended a very successful week for him, as in two sorties over Greece a few days earlier he had destroyed five more Ju 52/3ms. "
"Sqn Ldr Jack te Kloot flew the final mission of his tour as CO of No 249Sqn in GN-V on 2 December 1944 when he led an attack on a road bridge near Bioce. Moresignificantly, the fighter had also been flown by Fit Lt R F Noble when he had shared in the destruction of the last aircraft claimed by the squadron on 31 October. At the end of his tour Jack te Kloot was awarded the DSO."
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