Nightfighting in Mosquitos - Rayne D. Schultz, Group Captain (ret'd)
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- Опубліковано 20 кві 2011
- "Voices from the Canada Aviation and Space Museum", a new documentary film series produced by the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, in collaboration with Outsiders Films Inc., focuses the spotlight on men who have left their mark on Canada's aviation history.
Rayne Shultz shares his experiences of fighting against German Junkers 88s fighter-bombers during the Second World War in a dogfight that nearly cost him his life. Mr. Schultz considers flying the de Havilland Mosquito in a night-fighter configuration as his greatest experience while in the skies. - Наука та технологія
No pride, just humility and thankfulness to have survived a harrowing experience. This is a man that has something to brag about and yet doesn’t while many that have nothing to brag about don’t seem to let that stop them. We are going to severely miss this generation when they’re all gone.
From an Englishman. Sir, one great huge thank you. I thank the Canadians especially, because they did not have to go to war, unlike America where Hitler declared war on the US.You Canadians came into the war when you could have avoided it.Thank you once again.
As did Aussies and Kiwis.
Adolf Hitler: Speech Declaring War Against the United States
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/hitler-s-speech-declaring-war-against-the-united-states
"King clearly envisaged a limited effort and was lukewarm towards an expeditionary force. Nevertheless, there was enough pressure to lead the Cabinet to dispatch one army division to Europe. The Allies' defeat in France and Belgium in the early summer of 1940 and the collapse of France frightened Canadians. The idea of limited and economical war went by the board, at which point the only limitation was the pledge against overseas conscription."
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/second-world-war-wwii
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I had the great good fortune to meet this gentleman while we were both serving. He was very involved in Flight Safety education, and his efforts probably saved many lives.
Designed by geniuses. Built by craftsmen and women. Flown by heroes!
What a guy .What a heroic story ..Balls of steel .Every last one of them.
Respect from the UK.
A beautiful work of art, that Mossie. My wife's granddad flew those in WWII. Thank you for your service and willingness to tell your story, Group Captain Schultz, thank you very much.
That was fantastic to watch! I hope this amazing man is still alive if not may he rest in peace! I wish to thank all the folks like him for his services back then for our freedom today! My mum was in the W.R.A.F and passed away on the 27th Sept 2019 aged 95 we used to talk often about those times back then! It was lovely to hear this man talk about that particular flight! Once again thank you ever so much!
Back in 1970 I worked with a WW2 veteran named C R G [Gordon] Grant who enjoyed a beer and loved talking about the good times he had in England chasing women, drinking too much and just having a "jolly good time". He didn't say much about his actual role other than he "flew a bombing raids over Germany". Gordon and I became good mates and I often stayed at his place over the next 20 years until he moved interstate and we lost contact.
Two weeks ago I found his obituary, I'll c&p a couple of sections here:
He qualified as a pilot after training in New South Wales and Victoria. In the following month he traveled to Vancouver, Canada, for further training. Arriving in Britain in September, he learnt to fly Wellington bombers for night sorties over Nazi-occupied Europe. He was promoted to flight sergeant on 25 January 1942, and in May he joined Bomber Command’s No. 460 Squadron, RAAF, based at Breighton, Yorkshire. His first sortie was a raid on St Nazaire, France, on 19 May. In the following weeks he flew second pilot in the ‘thousand-bomber’ raids over Germany, bombing Cologne (30-31 May), Essen (1-2 June), and (for the first time as captain) Bremen (25-26 June).
Commissioned on 17 July, Grant flew operations over the Ruhr and the Rhineland. After converting briefly to Halifax bombers in August, No. 460 Squadron was re-equipped with Lancasters in October. During a mission over Essen, on 11 January 1943, Grant’s aircraft was holed by flak, the front gun turret rendered unserviceable and the undercarriage damaged. He was able to return the plane to Breighton, wryly commenting that the German anti-air defences ‘didn’t have a chance-we were going faster than the tracer’.
Two sorties short of his tour of thirty operations, Grant was selected to join the Royal Air Force’s Pathfinder Force, he learnt to fly the Mosquito light bomber before being posted to No. 109 Squadron, RAF, Marham, Norfolk, on 20 October. The squadron also carried out diversionary attacks on German targets to draw enemy night-fighters away from the heavy bombers. Grant’s first Pathfinder operation was on 11 November when his squadron bombed Düsseldorf, Germany, while the main bomber formation headed for Cannes, France. On the night of 18-19 November, his and nine other Mosquitos struck Essen while the main force carried out the first of sixteen raids on the German capital as part of the RAF’s costly Battle of Berlin. In January 1944, while returning to Marham, his Mosquito struck a tree at nearby Narborough, injuring him and his navigator.
Grant flew sixty-two sorties with No. 109 Squadron, including a raid on Argentan, France, during the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944. Promoted to temporary flight lieutenant on 17 July, that day he flew his final sortie, which was to Caen, France.
With ninety operational flights to his credit, he had the good fortune of never having flown over Berlin’s formidable air defences. He returned to Australia in October 1944.
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So typical of the "Greatest generation". 90 missions over hostile territory, never glorified his war efforts and to my knowledge never piloted an aircraft again
One of my all time favorite sportsman quotes was by former Mosquito pilot and Australian Cricketer Kieth Miller, when asked if he had ever being to Germany "Yes, but only at night"
That is really funny!!!
I was disappointed when I saw the credits roll.. Could have listened to him for ages telling his stories.
I DO HOPE HE IS STILL WITH US. WHAT A GREAT GUY, A GREAT HERO TOO.
I could sit and listen to this guy all night long.
@@MrDaiseymay He passed away quite a few years ago. Approximately 10 years ago I believe.
You and me both mate, I bet he had a lot more yarns too. I imagine time has caught up with him now but I hope not.
What a helluva great pilot and warrior! Dude flew everything from Mosquito to the F-104. I think that just about covers aviation.
My dad was in Lancaster's in WW2. He got a ride in a Mosquito once and absolutely loved it.
Waring and gillows built mosqetos.
It is good also to remember the key role played by the thousands of our Canadian cousins in the war in the air on land and at sea. Thank you and God less to all Canadians
Many unsung heroes have fought under the Canadian flag.
God Bless, and God Speed... !!!
Not sure which "cousin country" you are from, but thanks! Many US Americans forget that Canadians had been fighting for about 3 years before the USA joined the Allies in Europe.
In the photo, I love how he is hugging the propeller like he would his sweet heart!
He has lived a life that I can only dream about. Not so much the wartime flying but to have been able to fly so many aircraft especially the Mosquito.
Very interesting listening to this gentleman and his war time experience.
DFC & Bar, OMM, CD, CAHF.
What a lovely man. Bravery at its finest. I have no words. Just..
Thank you for your service, Sir. (May you rest in peace)
I love seeing a hearing these old boys talk. God bless him and all those young lads who stood up to be counted.
Only just found this. Mr. Schultz comes across as many WW2 vets do, humble and unassuming. For a chap in his eighties (at least) he sounds as sharp as a tack. Having recently read about Allied night-fighters, the Luftwaffe feared the Mosquito so much that shooting one down instantly counted as a double-kill. Also - Perfidious Albion and her Dominions at work - night-fighter Mosquitoes would mount electronic kit that mimicked the broadcast signature of heavy bombers. Up would tootle a Luftwaffe night-fighter, expecting to meet a gigantic lumbering victim, only to realise that they were in fact facing a Mosquito. Collapse of stout party, one less Luftwaffe night-fighter. Glad to see the Canuckistanian contribution in WW2 getting recognition!
What a great bloke. A humble 'thank you' from someone who was born just after this war was over.
I notice when I watch ww2 pilot interviews, these old fellows are all still sharp as a tack! Probably why they're sitting there, telling their story.
Real men, real stories. I am grateful for these old timers and what they did for us. Lest we forget!
Amazing brave man. Could have listened to him for hours.
I was fortunate to know this officer in the flight safety role for the RCAF !
What a man! Thank you for your sacrifice and service Sir!
Sad to hear that Rayne Schultz passed away on 11/11/11. RIP.
I wish this was a one hour chat, such an interesting fellow!
He like Eric Winkle Brown, true legends and heroes.
Hello, greetings and everlasting gratitude from Norfolk, England.
Thank you sir for your service.
Another stellar example of the Greatest Generation.
Thank you, Sir.
My late father trained with actor Jimmy Stewart stateside before going overseas and serving with a B-24 unit in Italy (15th AF) while Stewart served with a B-24 unit in England (8th AF) and as a Squadron Commander.
Stewart remained in the USAF as a reservist and attained the rank of Brigadier General.
He also flew as an observer on a B-52 mission over North Vietnam.
Magnifique , Oh merci mon Dieu , Merci Monsieur SCHULTZ , pour l hommage de ces grands pilotes , connus ou inconnus . Respects et admirations
Merci a toutes l'équipe vidéo
Cordialement
Bisous de France
Hubert Etienne
Huge respect to you sir! And to all other Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, South African Rhodesian air crew of the Empire, who served with distinction with the RAF God Bless you all for your sacrifices.
Brave man! Thanks to guys like this we have our freedom
What a gentleman, modesty shines and also well-placed self confidence.
See this wonderful gent describe his three Dornier kills in one night, the Interview took place outside of Bonningtons, the old Officers Mess at RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. ua-cam.com/video/Gi7gOdU3zlI/v-deo.html
God bless our brave and skilled Canadian allies. Champions all.
Great personal history from Group Captain Shultz. These aircraft were famous for coming home shot full of holes but still airworthy (i.e. pilots in control.) At this point we talk a good game of innovation but consider what Geoffrey de Havilland proposed and did: Build a plywood, twin engined fighter/bomber with no armor. To the RAF it must have seemed like everything was wrong in his idea, and yet when they built it (in Canada and Australia as well) and de Havilland trained the RAF pilots, everything was, in fact, quite right. I am so happy to have seen one (KA114) fly not so long ago, not far from where it was originally built in Canada. I was afraid it might never happen; almost 20 years went by between the crash of the previous sole airworthy Mosquito and the return of KA114. A lot of hard work has gone into this return to flight, and I am very grateful to the people who did it and are working on more.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_de_Havilland_Mosquitos
Someone in Oz is building full scale replicas; wish I had that kinda money.
The Coastal Command strike anti-shipping versions of the Mosquito had armour around the nose and engine nacelles. This limited the top speed to 360mph. The top cover Mosquitoes were different, they were standard with armour only for the crew.
@@philgiglio9656 New Zealand, actually. Look up Avspecs. They have made three so far.
I believe a majority of American planes were built tpo take alot of ememy fire to . Formost the B 17. Mesquito of course was British.
@sploofmonkey THE B17--WAS KNOWN AS THE ''FLYING FORTRESS'' AND NOT WITHOUT REASON, WITH FIVE 30 MM MACHINE GUNS, AS WELL AS ARMOUR.
Thank you Sir, courage, bravery & honesty - nothing more needed.
Discovered a great book several years ago called "Terror in the Starboard Seat." The story of a Mossie navigator who wasn't quite as gung-ho as his pilot. Thanks for this wonderful video.
Just ordered it. Thanks for the info.
What a great guy ! Nice to hear some of his encounters and of course flying a plane in my top 5 of WW2
You have to admire the courage and determination of the German gunner who did his job and stayed at his post despite his plane been on fire and crashing, I hope he survived...
Sir i take my hat off to you as your efforts in one of my favorite aircraft have not gone unnoticed. And many thanks also Never forgotten.
So important that these memories are recorded for prosperity... Thank you
@@F_Tim1961 Goon... Apologies for the spelling mistake. But thats hurtful.
@@MBCGRS Why don't you change the original post to the correct word. There are dots beside it ..click on them and edit. It is not a spelling mistake ; it is a completely different word ! Posterity is what you want. Stop whining and just make the change. I now delete comment one.
@@F_Tim1961 Apologise for calling me a Goon and I will correct my error.
These were real men, god bless them
Thank you for your service Sir
Fascinating. Thank you, sir
My father, Anthony Kench, was a Mosquito night fighter 1944 -1945 with 219 Squadron from Britain. He adored this plane.
Greatest airplane ever, coming from an American.
i'VE NEVER HEARD ,OR READ, ANYTHING BUT PRAISE FOR THE MOSQUITO, FROM EVERYONE. EVEN GOERING GAVE GENEROUS PRAISE FOR IT, IF GRUDGINGLY.
You've obviously never read any of the "I have an irrational hatred of the British and anything British" comments from UA-cam troll Wilbur Finnigan/Soaring Tractor/Crosstimbers/Barracuda 1778.
@@PenzancePete yes but he's got a little cock. 😂
Excellent thank you so much!
Totally fascinating. Thanks for posting it!!!
What a gentleman. His experiences have shaped him.
Fantastic upload. Well done. Interesting - to say the least!
Thank you Sir .
Thank you for uploading....:-)))
Excellent video, thanks
Love these stories.
Fabulous airplane did so much in so many roles. Built by carpenters, cabinet makers, and ingenious engineers. Bomber, attack, night fighter, heavy fighter, photo recon! Interdiction. Ground support. Special ops. Great airplane. Most versatile. Beautiful. Made of wood!
My late father was an English navigator with RCAF 410 squadron and knew "Dutch" Schultz well. I hope there is more interview to see, especially how he got his 2 DFC's and the night he shot down 2( I think) German planes. I was brought up on the Mossie and tales of 410 !
What a really interesting and brave man.Canadians...great people to have on your side.
"The stupidest thing I've ever done"-- sure was, but fortunately he survived to prove the old " flying maxim, "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are NO old, bold pilots!"
The Mossie was the first-ever multi-role combat aircraft- and most of it was wood! What a great concept, the brainchild of Geoffrey De Haviland.
Terrific clip, thanks.
A great pilot endorsing a great aircraft.
Not the first multi role but it was a great aircraft that excelled in every role it played.
Amongst other earlier multi role aircraft I take my hat off to is the Bristol Beaufighter. It was a night fighter, fighter bomber and torpedo bomber. It earned the name 'whispering death'.
The Bristol Blenheim that preceded the Beaufort and the Beaufighter was also multi role but not very successful. It was already obsolete at the start of the war.
Amazing aircraft with amazing pilots.
Sir....I salute you....
That German Gunner was damned good and bloody brave.
And probably very ticked off. His plane was on fire, and he was about to plunge into the cold North Sea at night. His chances of survival were virtually nil.
Paybacks a bitch.
Not fair! Like this gentleman, he was just doing his job.........
And shooting his Mosquito was likely the last thing he ever did....
And,he resides in Davey Joness locker!
I had the privilege of meeting this man at a 410 Squadron reunion here in Winnipeg in 1997. He was in a few air demonstration teams post war. One of the first teams formed post war, was known as the Blue Devils. They flew the de Havilland Vampire aircraft. One thing that Joe Schultz was tasked with during his time in the Air Force, was setting up a flight safety program for the RCAF. When he passed away, the flight safety magazine of the Canadian Forces carried his obituary because he was considered to be the father of Canada’s flight safety program. I believe that is the only time that has occurred, because the magazine is concerned with accidents, incidents and their causes.
I really enjoyed the video and found your post very interesting. I live near Middleton St George which was a Canadian Bomber Base . I had the pleasure of taking Ab Dennis from North Bay, Lancaster rear gunner, on the jump seat ( DC9 ) to Heathrow following a visit to unveil a memorial at Croft. When I was young, my barber was a Lanc navigator and I had to be very careful if I mentioned my flying training, because he would start reminiscing….and cutting….so I’d end up well and truly shorn !!
The city I live in is called Winnipeg, here in the province of Manitoba. The reason I mention that is because there was a fellow from here that won the Victoria Cross when his squadron was in Middleton St. George. There is to my knowledge, a statue of him there. The only other Lancaster flying in the world was painted in the markings of the bomber he was in, when it was shot down by enemy fire. This Lancaster was the same aircraft that made its way overseas and made history by flying in formation with the Lancaster in the UK.
Thank you Sir, for my today.
Brilliant, as said below, "They are leaving" one by one, stories untold... please get them to talk, if you can. My own Father was on Aircraft Recoveries in India - and he refused to talk - I believe because of PTSD as some planes had human remains in them, but the parts were needed for repairs. These blokes had balls of steel.
Night fighter/ intruder flights are just amazing stories.
Fantastic, fantastic, thank you Canadians! Edit: I see a 1957 DHC Beaver has flown with an electric motor. Yeah, right
I have the feeling that this fine man would have many an interesting tale to tell! It's interesting, too, how many Mosquito pilots, even fhose with 40 types under the seat, have picked the Mosquito as there all-time favourite; quite the feather in the cap for De Havilland, "against all odds", having designed and built this superb multi-role aircraft, that seemed to perform all of those roles without compromise.
Still has the eyes of a hunter.
The mosquito was a great plane, that served Britain and its empire well.
great story!! good choice of background music !
The German gunner must have been extraordinarily brave to stay at his post to get some payback whilst his aircraft was in flames going down. Heroism all round.
Amazing
Fascinating.
I am an absolute fan of this airplane!
Amazing movie, and unlike many others, some good music !
RAF night fighter aces Burbridge, Cunningham and Braham flew them. They loved it.
My uncle loved the Mossie just the same as Rayne. He first flew the "Beau" in India over Burma until they changed to Mossies. He said that was like driving a mini and then jumping into a Maserati.
brief but brilliant
Well done to all Aussies , Kiwis and Canadians who fought so bravely 1000s of miles from home helping defend Britain.
Great stuff, shame there's not more of it, I could listen for hours to him talk.
So many did not want to talk about what they experienced and the rest of us are the poorer for it. So many that were shit scared, but got the job done anyways - salute to them all.
Correction - The Mossi was a Canadian designed and build aircraft by DH Aircraft of Toronto Ontario.
oops sorry just read the intro. The British reference rankled me. BTW DH also designed the Arrow and build two prototypes until the US killed it so Boeing could continue being a player in the US defense industry.
Not sure what you are claiming here, but regards the Mosquito, 1200 or so were built in Canada under licence by DHC, also, 212 built in Australia out of a total production of around 7500. The Mosquito was definitely British and was designed and built by the De Havilland Aircraft Company in England. Geoffrey De Havilland did the test flying of the first production aircraft. The rest is history.
@@weheka Hi leone not claiming anything its a resealable fact the DH Mosquito was a Canadian design build entirely from wood and wood composites and licensed to a couple of other manufacturers. It was the only WW2 twin engine fighter fighter/bomber with the air frame built from wood composite and aluminum and twin engined. It lead eventualy to the scrapped Arrow which would have competed with anything the CA manufacturers could have produced given the chance
@@weheka Also as a follow up DeH was a Canadian company not a British one unless of course you consider an Canadian company of the era to be in fact British. We stopped flying the Union flag in 1965 so I guess it's a fair chop
@@haltomont Wrong, it definitely is not a fact, just simple Google will tell you that. DeHavilland was a British company and they invented, made, produced, whatever you want to call it? The DeHavilland Mosquito! NO, Canada did NOT design the original Mosquito and had exactly nothing to do with the original design, nil, nada. However, as I said they did copy and build 1200 or so under licence to DeHavilland, the English Company. Also you maybe interested to know, the Rolls Royce Merlin engine, which powered the Mosquito was also a British design. Packard and Ford also made these engines under licence to Rolls Royce. However, De Havilland Canada or DHC, IS a Canadian company and probably originally was an offshoot of the parent company in England. They have produced MANY fine designs, but the MOSQUITO was NOT one of them. some of DHCs great line up includes, the Chipmunk, the immortal DHC-2 Beaver, the DHC-3 single Otter and the Twin Otter. Also the Caribou, Buffalo and various Airliners, DHC-8 etc.
Respect.
The air ministry was sold apparently, when they witnessed the prototype performing vertical rolls on one engine.
Boy you Canadians sure tore 'em up with those Mosquitos, way to go👍👍👍
I live near Bradwell bay, the old airfield has a model of a Mosquito on the war memorial there.
The described action occurred during Operation Steinbock (also known as "The Baby Blitz") which was the final large-scale attempt by the Luftwaffe to bomb Britain with manned aircraft.
My Great Uncle, Alan Brown, was a Beaufighter & Mosquito Pilot ( Rank Sgt P/O A ) for both RAAF 456 Sqd, RAF No 46 and No 108 Sqd in the North African/ Med campaign - one of 4 Australians in a Unit ... 46 and 108 flew Night Fighter patrols over Egypt, Libya, Malta, Greece and the Aegean generally. His personal file shows the destruction of Ships, Trains, motor vehicles and a Heinkel HE. 111 among other victims. T Through 1943-44, flying out of an airfield in Athens - after the HE. 111 was intercepted and destroyed - records state his Beau harassed a German retreat by strafing Railway and Motor Transport following this up with nightly 'Intruder Missions' over the wider Aegean ( Salonika, Crete, Rhodes, Melos, Leros and Cos ) God bless them all!
Brave men, every last one of them..
My grandfather was in 107 squadron RAF. He got killed on his last trip attacking the train station in Geldern .
Some Mosquito's featured 5 stack sides vice 6. Still there was an RR V-12 under there.
Sadly passed away 11.11.2011 . RIP sir.
I have met two pilots 1 pole,1Brit Halifax and wellington absolute salt of the earth
The Greatest Generation.
Sad to see what's becoming of their legacy.
There sits one brave man.
My grandtather served with 410 Squadron as a fitter on Mossies, I actually found a picture of Mr. Schultz in Pops picture collection, if the museum or a family member would want it I would be happy to help out.
What a Gent.
My Grandpa L.A.C. Edward Aines served as ground crew with 410 Sqn with this gentleman as his CO
mosquito is in a class all by it's self.