Moderators Dave Phillips Posted April 22, 2010 Moderators Share Posted April 22, 2010 Des Curtis DFC Flight Lieutenant (Brian Beattie NAVIGATOR) Battle of Brittan Pilot in Mosquito’s 248 squadron, HIS BOOK A Most Secret Squadron: The First Full Story of 618 Squadron and Its Special Detachment Anti-U-Boat Mosquitos Des Curtis was one of the founder members of 618 Squadron. Formed within days of the illustrious 617, 618's primary objective was to mount a daylight low-level attack by Mosquitos on the German battleship Tirpitz within hours of the attack on the Ruhr dams. The operation, codenamed Operation Servant, was given top security clification, to the point where the subject was excluded from the minutes of the meetings of the Chiefs of Staff of the air and naval forces. The author reveals the dilemmas and conflicting priorities existing to the highest levels, setting out in detail the technicalities of developing the bouncing bomb'. He also writes first hand about the tactical problems of getting to and from the target and the tensions and strains endured by the Mosquito crews themselves, as they took the war to the German U-Boats within the sight and safety of their bases. A Most Secret Squadron: The First Full Story of 618 Squadron and Its Special Detachment Anti-U-Boat Mosquitos by Flight Lieutenant Des Curtis DFC, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Fooku Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Another interesting speaker, I'd say these make up very well for the cancellations. Starting to wonder if Dave wasn't hiding somewhere in Bracknell last weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prendy9160 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Nice one Bogboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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