 One of his former commanding officers and current Group Captain Edward Crew—an ace with 15 enemy aircraft and 31 V-1s shot down—was forced to bail out when the nose of his Mosquito was split open.The operations did not last long and by August 1944 the Mosquitoes were back on bomber support missions.Towards the end of the war he spent most of his time flying throughout Europe and meeting various commanding officers and units.