Snow, Eric Augustus
Killed in Action 1944-03-17
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Home: St John's, Newfoundland
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAFVR
Unit
125 Sqn- Squadron
Base
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Position
Flight Lieutenant
Service Numbers
41878
First Burial
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, Uk
125 Squadron (Nunquam Domandi) On St Patrick's Day 1944, Mosquito NFXVII aircraft HK 261, on a night, ground controlled interception exercise over Northern Ireland had in a mid-air collision with a second 125 Sqn Mosquito NFXVII aircraft, HK 326. A thorough ASR search over the Irish Sea produced no trace of either aircraft or the four aircrew, two Newfoundlander pilots and two Welsh navigator/radio operators
Flight Lieutenant EA Snow (RAFVR)(Nfld) and Pilot Officer HJ Rich (RAFVR) lost in Mosquito HK261, Flying Officer FJ Reid (RAVFR)(Nfld) and Flying Officer DM Griffiths (RAFVR) lost in Mosquito HK 326 were missing, presumed killed and all are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
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Canadian Virtual War Memorialde Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British twin-engine shoulder-winged multi-role combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. It was one of few operational front-line aircraft of the era whose frame was constructed almost entirely of wood. Nicknamed The Wooden Wonder, it was affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews. The total number of DH98 Mosquito aircraft built was 7,781, the type serving with the main Allied air forces, including both the United States and Russia.
When Mosquito production began in 1941 it was the fastest propeller driven operational aircraft in the world. The first variant was an unarmed, high-speed, high-altitude photo-reconnaissance aircraft. Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber, the Mosquito's use evolved during the war into many roles including low to medium-altitude daytime tactical bomber, high-altitude night bomber, pathfinder, day or night fighter, fighter-bomber, intruder, and maritime strike aircraft. It was also used by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) as a fast transport to carry small high-value cargoes to, and from, neutral countries, through enemy-controlled airspace. The crew of two, pilot and navigator, sat side by side, but a single passenger could ride in the aircraft's bomb bay when necessary.
The Mosquito FB Mk. VI was often flown in special raids, such as Operation Jericho, an attack on Amiens Prison in early 1944, and precision attacks against military intelligence, security and police facilities (such as Gestapo headquarters). On the 10th anniversary of the Nazi' seizure of power in 1943, a morning Mosquito attack knocked out the main Berlin broadcasting station while Hermann Goering was speaking, putting his speech off the air. Goering later said: "It makes me furious when I see the Mosquito. I turn green and yellow with envy. There is nothing the British do not have. They have the geniuses and we have the nincompoops."
The Mosquito flew with the RCAF and other air forces in the European, Mediterranean and Italian theatres. After the end of the Second World War Spartan Air Services flew 10 ex-RAF Mosquitoes, mostly B.35's plus one of only six PR.35's built, for high-altitude photographic survey work in Canada. There are approximately 30 non-flying Mosquitos around the world with five airworthy examples, three in the United States, one in Canada and one in New Zealand. Harold Skaarup web page and Wikipedia
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