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Edward Brian Mortimer-Rose |
Name : Edward Brian Mortimer-Rose Service Number : 41944 Air Victories : 10.66 |
dward Mortimer-Rose was born in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, he was granted a short service commission in the RAF on 15th April 1939 as Acting P/O on probation. He was graded as P/O on 6th November 1939 and posted to 234 Squadron on its reformation around the same date. On 26th October 1940 P/O Mortimer-Rose was in combat with a Ju88 off Land's End and made a forced landing at Breage, near Porthleven. He was unhurt and his aircraft was only slightly damaged. He was awarded the DFC (Gazetted on 6th June 1941) for service during the Battle of Britain and in the months after for shooting down many enemy aircraft. Later in 1941 he was posted to the Middle East HQ and in December 1941 arrived at 249 Squadron in Malta to command, he was awarded the Bar to the DFC (Gazetted on 12th December 1941). He was injured in the foot in late December 1941 and before he was fit to fly again he was posted to command 185 Squadron on 23rd February 1942. He returned to flying in March 1942 but on 24th March 1942 he was seriously injured manning ground defence guns at Hal Far airfield which was bombed. After recovering he was posted to 111 Squadron in December 1942. On 28th January 1943 F/Lt Mortimer-Rose DFC & Bar was killed in a flying accident when flying with 111 Squadron in Tunisia. His Spitfire collided with W/C George Gilroy's as they took off from Souk el Khemis. Gilroy survived. He is buried in Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. He had over ten enemy aircraft to his name at his death and was only twenty two years old. |
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He was awarded the DFC for service with 234 Squadron (Gazetted on 6th June 1941) as Acting L/Lt, the citation reads.."This officer has displayed great skill as a fighter pilot. In a recent combat he destroyed two of five enemy aircraft destroyed by his flight thus bringing his victories to at least six. He has set a splendid example and has contributed materially to the high standard of efficiency in his squadron." The Bar to the DFC was awarded for service with 234 Squadron (Gazetted on 12th December 1941), the citation reads.. "This officer is a relentless and inspiring fighter pilot. He has participated in every operational sortie undertaken by his squadron and, many times, has carried out individual attacks in enemy occupied country with great success. Flight Lieutenant Mortimer-Rose has destroyed at least seven and damaged a further nine enemy aircraft." |
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Squadron | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
December 1942 | 28th January 1943 | Killed in Action |
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Type | Serial | Codes | First Flew | Squadron History | Aircrew History | History Notes | Engine | Factory |
24/11/1939 | Merlin III | Eastleigh |
Aircraft for : Edward Brian Mortimer-Rose | ||
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Spitfire
Manufacturer : Supermarine Production Began : 1936 Retired : 1948 Number Built : 20351 | Spitfire Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954. |
Squadrons for : Edward Brian Mortimer-Rose | ||
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No.111 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st August 1917 Adstantes - Standing by | No.111 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.234 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : August 1918 Madras Presidency Ignem mortemque despuimu - We spit fire and death | No.234 Sqn RAF Flew Mustangs from September 1944. |
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