Flensburg GermanyFlying Officer TA Gabe (RAFVR) was killed in action
Gabe, Thomas Albert (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1942-July-11
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Service
RAFVR
Unit
105 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Fortis in Proeliis Valiant in battles
Base
RAF Horsham St Faith
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
65556
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Mission
Mosquito B.Mk. IV DK299
Bombing Flensburg Germany 1942-July-11 to 1942-July-11
105 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Horsham St Faith
105 Squadron (Fortis In Proeliis) RAF Horsham. Mosquito B IV DK 299 GB-S aircraft was originally on an operation against U-boat construction yards at Flensburg, Germany. The weather conditions were poor and the crew diverted to a secondary target. Believing they were over Germany, they attacked a train. They were actually over Denmark and shot down by a Bf 109G-1 fighter piloted by Uffz Herbert Biermann of 2/JG 1 that had closed in behind the Mosquito and opened fire. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Hughes, attempted to crash-land the damaged aircraft south of Rejsby, Denmark but as the Mosquito skidded across the fields at high speed, it crossed over a stream and hit the opposite bank, where it broke up
Pilot Flight Lieutenant GP Hughes MiD (RCAF) and Navigator Flying Officer TA Gabe (RAFVR) were both killed in action
Mosquito IV DK299 [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...
Mosquito DK299 B.Mk. IV - Bombing Flensburg Germany - 1942-07-11 to 1942-07-11
Squadron: 105 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-07-11
Completion Date: 1942-07-11
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Flensburg Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Horsham St Faith
Take Off Time: 17:21
Squadron Code: GB-S
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Crash City: Denmark
Crash Specifics: Rejsby
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
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Enemy Claim: Uffz Herbert Biermann of 2/JG 1
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105 Squadron (Fortis In Proeliis) RAF Horsham. Mosquito B IV DK 299 GB-S aircraft was originally on an operation against U-boat construction yards at Flensburg, Germany. The weather conditions were poor and the crew diverted to a secondary target. Believing they were over Germany, they attacked a train. They were actually over Denmark and shot down by a Bf 109G-1 fighter piloted by Uffz Herbert Biermann of 2/JG 1 that had closed in behind the Mosquito and opened fire. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Hughes, attempted to crash-land the damaged aircraft south of Rejsby, Denmark but as the Mosquito skidded across the fields at high speed, it crossed over a stream and hit the opposite bank, where it broke up
Pilot Flight Lieutenant GP Hughes MiD (RCAF) and Navigator Flying Officer TA Gabe (RAFVR) were both killed in action
Mosquito IV DK299 [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...