Mosquito Squadron
“The entry for 18 August, the day after the Regensburg and Schweinfurt disasters, gave him immense satisfaction. The entry began, in capital letters: ‘GOOD NEWS! Flight Lieutenant Sloane and his navigator, Pilot Officer Wedge wood, are safe, having been brought in by Air-Sea Rescue after an uncomfortable day and night in their dinghy. It seems that as Sloane was crossing the Dutch coast on his way home something, presumably flak, hit his aircraft in the port engine. No gun flashes were seen, and... it would appear that this was one lucky burst. A small fire broke out and was soon extinguished, but then the oil pressure in the starboard engine began to rise and there was a considerable loss of airspeed.
‘After about five minutes on 272 degrees magnetic at sea level, however, the starboard engine became considerably steadier and the Mosquito, which had so far persistently refused to climb above four hundred feet, now began to gain altitude at a steady 150 knots Indicated Air Speed until it reached 5,000 feet some thirty miles off the Dutch coast.MoreLess
‘After about five minutes on 272 degrees magnetic at sea level, however, the starboard engine became considerably steadier and the Mosquito, which had so far persistently refused to climb above four hundred feet, now began to gain altitude at a steady 150 knots Indicated Air Speed until it reached 5,000 feet some thirty miles off the Dutch coast.MoreLess
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