Back MOGG Douglas Edwin George
d. 26 Dec 1943 CWGC
Service Number 123605 (1379690)
P/O 10 April 1942 (Gazette Issue 35628 published on the 10 July 1942. Page 8 of 46)
F/O 10th Jan. 1943 (Gazette Issue 35963 published on the 30 March 1943. Page 5 of 8)
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
23-Oct-43 P.7040 F/O D.E.G. Mogg Ship Recco 08:00 09:00 The Munsterland was not found between Casquets and Barfleur. It is though that this will be found to be the last time in the history of the world in which twelve Whirlwinds were airborne together.
28-Oct-43 P.7037 F/O D.E.G. Mogg Ramrod Operation 14:30 15:25 These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock Cherbourg
10-Nov-43 P.7012 F/O D.E.G. Mogg Night Shipping Recco 00:01 01:20 Williams had uneventful recco Cap de la Hauge Marcouf.
24-Nov-43 P.7097 F/O D.E.G. Mogg Armed shipping recco 14:59 16:06 Turned back owing to bad weather S.W. of Plienmount Point.
25-Nov-43 P.7097 F/O D.E.G. Mogg Ramrod 106 pt 1 12:00 12:32 10/10 Cloud with tops 6-7,000 over Cherbourg, so sorties turned back
25-Nov-43 P.7097 F/O D.E.G. Mogg Ramrod 106 pt 2 15:57 16:45 8 Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again
26-Nov-43 P.7046 F/O D.E.G. Mogg Ramrod 109 15:40 16:50 Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.
29-Nov-43 P.7012 F/O D.E.G. Mogg “Hanwich” Operation 10:04 10:54 This operation was planned to intercept mine-sweepers or mine-destroying JU52's thought likely to be operating off Cherbourg.