| 1409 Flt | 21/01/1944 | SD (Special Duties) | ML917 | Mosquito IX | T/o 1110 Wyton on a Pampa sorti, taking in Den Helder and Arnhem before entering the Ruhr. While flying some 32 km SSE of Paderborn, the CSU on the port engine failed and the engine commenced over speeding. Attempts to feather the propellor were unsuccessful and the vibration was such that the spinner came off, damaging the blades. Subsequently the Mosquito beacme uncontrollable and was ditched at 1506 off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Both crew members were rescued fifteen minutes later, swimming towards the shore, by two RN vessels. |