Aylwin John Mosley DFC RAAF and crew – 103 Squadron – 1944/45 - 418454
Aylwin Mosley was born at Orbast, Victoria, Australia 24 March 1922 and enlisted 22 May 1942.
The Mosley crew were posted to 103 Squadron at RAF Elsham Wolds in the autumn of 1944 exact date not recorded.
The crew crew consisted of :-
P/O A J Mosley RAAF
Sgt P L Thompson
Sgt G Marriott
F/O K C Dunn RCAF
Sgt R J Evans
Sgt L A Wolstenholme
Sgt R E Ward
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According to the 103 ORB Dunn was replaced by Sgt P D Carpenter after the first operation who was in turn replaced by F/O C Storr apart from the final op when Storr was replaced by F/L A J Warren RCAF
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04-Nov-44 - Bochum - Point of Aim - Lancaster - NF999 - P/O AJ Mosley RAAF
06-Nov-44 - Gelsenkirchen - Oil - Lancaster - ED888 - P/O AJ Mosley RAAF
29-Nov-44 - Dortmund - Point of Aim - Lancaster - PB563 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
04-Dec-44 - Karlsruhe - Point of Aim - Lancaster - LM177 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
12-Dec-44 - Essen - Point of Aim - Lancaster - NF909 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
17-Dec-44 - Ulm - Point of Aim - Lancaster - NF913 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
21-Dec-44 - Stettin Bay - Mine laying - Lancaster - NF913 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF - Bad weather at base. All aircraft diverted to East Fortune
24-Dec-44 - Cologne/Nippes - Railway yards - Lancaster - NF913 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF - Bad weather at base. All aircraft diverted to Old Buckenham
28-Dec-44 - Munchengladbach - Railway yards - Lancaster - JA857 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
16-Jan-45 - Zeitz - Oil - Lancaster - NF909 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
01-Feb-45 - Ludwigshafen - Point of Aim - Lancaster - JA857 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
02-Feb-45 - Wiesbaden - Point of Aim - Lancaster - JA857 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
07-Feb-45 - Kleve - Army support - Lancaster - JA857 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
08-Feb-45 - Politz - Oil - Lancaster - JA857 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
13-Feb-45 - Dresden - Operation Thunderclap - Lancaster - LM132 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
14-Feb-45 - Chemnitz - Operation Thunderclap - Lancaster - LM132 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
18-Feb-45 - Elbe Estuary - Mine laying - Lancaster - RA515 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
21-Feb-45 - Duisburg - Point of Aim - Lancaster - ME475 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
23-Feb-45 - Pforzheim - Point of Aim - Lancaster - ME475 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
24-Feb-45 - Kattegat - Mine laying - Lancaster - NG173 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
01-Mar-45 -Mannheim - Point of Aim - Lancaster - NF913 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
02-Mar-45 - Cologne - Army support - Lancaster - NF913 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
05-Mar-45 - Chemnitz - Operation Thunderclap - Lancaster - PD427 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
07-Mar-45 - Dessau - Point of Aim - Lancaster - PD427 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
08-Mar-45 - Kassel - Point of Aim - Lancaster - PD427 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
6-Mar-45 - Nuremberg - Point of Aim - Lancaster - PD427 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
19-Mar-45 - Hanau - Point of Aim - Lancaster - PD427 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
21-Mar-45 - Bremen - Oil - Lancaster - PD427 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
22-Mar-45 - Hildesheim - Railway yards - Lancaster - PD427 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
04-Apr-45 - Kullen Sound/Kattega - Mine laying - Lancaster - PD427 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
09-Apr-45 - Kiel Bay - Mine laying - Lancaster - NG173 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
10-Apr-45 – Plauen - Railway yards - Lancaster - PD427 - F/O AJ Mosley RAAF
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I can find no record of when and where Mosley was transferred but F/O Storr was posted to 78 Squadron on the 9 May 1945. At this time 78 was part of Transport Command.
Mosley was award a DFC Gazetted 9 March 1945 and passed away on 5 April 2006 aged 84 years in Hobart, Tasmania.
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F/O Clifford Storr RAFVR
Mr Storr completed 2 tours of operations as a navigator with Bomber Command.
He passed away in a nursing home in Banbury, Oxfordshire on 10 December 2023 at the age of 100
Compiled by David Fell
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