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MOSQUITO SPECIAL –
TRIBUTE TO THE ‘WOODEN WONDER’
BRITAIN’S
BEST SELLING MILITARY HISTORY MONTHLY
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MOSQUITO
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Tribute to de Havilland’s
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‘Wooden Wonder’
Night-fighters Above Germany
Last Bombing Raid
Action Over the Jungle
SGT BILL PICKERING MM
'HEC' WALLER
Leading Australia’s ‘Scrap
Iron Flotilla’ in Combat
WW2
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JANUARY 2019
ISSUE 141
WEAPONS OF WAR
Leander-class Light
Cruiser
IN PROFILE
MILITARY
CROSS PADRE
Wounded
Chaplain’s Valour
on
the High Seas
WW1
UK
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From the Editor...
AS
I write this in mid-December, the old adage about time lying springs to mind. Can we really be about to enter 2019? My six months
as editor of Britain at War have shot by, and it’s been a true pleasure for me to be part of the team putting the magazine together each
month. I’m looking forward to the next year immensely, and particularly as we’re going to see some signiicant Second World War
commemorations, including the 75
th
anniversary of D-Day. The number of veterans who took part in these operations is sadly dwindling,
and I think it’s hugely important that we honour these brave people, nationally and internationally.
Anyway, back to the January issue, an edition that has two distinct themes. The irst is a tribute to one of the most important military
aircraft to ly with the British and Commonwealth forces in World War Two – the Mosquito. Fast, elegant and deadly in the right hands,
the ‘Mossie’ could do it all, from bomber to night-ighter, photo recce to transport for vital war materiels, such as ball bearings from Sweden.
It’s a machine that has always fascinated me, and I can’t wait for the day when we see one return to the sky in the UK. At least two groups
are working to make this happen, so hopefully we won’t have to wait too many years before the dream is realised.
Our second theme is centred on the Leander-class light cruiser, a warship type that saw action in many of the biggest maritime battles of
the Second World War. It’s so often overshadowed by the newer cruisers, capital ships and aircraft carriers that served in the conlict, but its
contribution to the Allied cause was just as vital – some might argue even more so. We have a feature on the Leander-class cruiser from page
56 to 61, and you can read about the type in action on pages 92 to 106. I hope you ind these special sections interesting, and that you enjoy
the rest of the magazine.
Nigel Price, Editor
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FEATURES
42 The Forgotten War
Dr Simon Anglim explains how in the late 1950s the British
defeated a major rebellion in Oman in a forgotten campaign that
reached its dramatic conclusion 60 years ago this month.
82 The Military Cross Curate
Sarah Reay shares the amazing story of her grandfather,
the Rev Herbert Cowl, the only known army chaplain to be
awarded the Military Cross for gallantry onboard a ship during
the Great War.
56 Weapons of War: The Leander-class Cruiser
John Ash profiles the Leander-class light cruisers, a rugged set
of ships that were involved in some of the Second World War’s
best-known actions.
92 The Scrap Iron Flotilla
Dr Karl James highlights the unceasing efforts of the
‘Scrap Iron Flotilla’, the Royal Australian Navy’s key, but oft
overlooked, contribution to the war in the Mediterranean Sea.
68 Escape and Evade
Alex Bescoby and Andrew Bird take up the story of an RAF
Dakota crew shot down during the last days of the Second World
War and describe how they escaped the Japanese through the
Burmese jungle.
102 Fighting ‘Hec’ Waller
Captain Hector Waller, one of Australia’s finest naval
commanders and among the most outstanding officers
of his generation, is profiled by Dr Karl James.
74 Snapshot from the Azores
Chris Goss tells of the ‘peaceful invasion’ of the Azores when
in 1943 British forces landed on the islands to both guarantee
Portuguese sovereignty there and establish a major U-boat
hunting air base.
Contents
ISSUE 141
JANUARY 2019
42 Britain Fights Omani Separatists
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82 Incredible Army Curate Gallantry
102 Australian Naval Hero Captain
MONTH
110
SERGEA N T W IL LI A M
ARTHUR PIC KE RI N G M M
Lord Ashcroft details the efforts of an
SOE wireless operator who was in the
thick of the action at Anzio.
HERO
of the
REGULARS
12 Decisive Action No.1 – Sword Beach
Our new series begins by analysing some of Britain and the
Commonwealth’s decisive moments both in victory or defeat, by
following the troops on 6 June 1944 as the 3
rd
Division moves
ashore from Sword Beach.
40 Image of War
In the first of two peeks into history we journey to the Radfan in
May 1964, as British paratroopers watch for dissident tribespeople
from atop a rugged jebel.
53 Recon Report
The
Britain at War
team scrutinises the latest books and products
of interest and present our Book of the Month, a title that focuses
on the final year of the Great War – 1918.
63 Militaria Collecting
This two-part article begins with Austin J Ruddy sampling a variety
of documents issued in Britain when the perceived threat of
invasion by the Nazi menace was at its height.
78 Image of War
This month’s second photographic glimpse at the past takes us to
1970 as one of 892 Naval Air Squadron’s new Phantom FG.1s lifts
off from HMS
Ark Royal
during flying trials.
108 Fieldpost
Readers’ letters, questions and views.
THE WOODEN WONDER
TURN TO
PAGE 17
WHERE
WE BEGIN A TRIBUTE TO THE
UBIQUITOUS DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO.
18
ANTIPODEAN NIGHT HUNTERS
The role of 456 Squadron Mosquitos is outlined
by
Andrew Thomas
as the RAF’s night-fighters and
Luftwaffe bombers battle in the darkness.
28
MOSQUITOS OVER THE EAST INDIES
The RAAF’s hazardous Mossie photo reconnaissance
sor ties over the Japanese-held Dutch East Indies are
profiled by
Tom Spencer.
34
THE LAST RAID
Andrew Thomas
describes the raid in which 608
Squadron’s Mosquitos released the last bombs over
Germany during the Second World War.
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Middle Wallop-based de Havilland Mosquito
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aircraft was lost on a ‘Mahmoud’ bomber
support sortie to the Kassel area of
Germany on 4 December 1943 along
with its crew, Fg Offs Tommy May and
Les Parnell. See the
Antipodean Night
Hunters
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