MULS, Robert Leon
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rank: F/Ostatus: survived
airforce: RAF (no: 153066 )
born: 1919-06-06 Barcelona Spain
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Robert "Roberto" Muls enlisted in the BelgianArmed Forces in Great Britain on 26 January 1942, and was sent to the relocated Depot of the Aéronautique Militaire on16 April 1942. (It is not yet clear how he escaped occupied Europe.) He enlisted into Belgian Section of the RAF, 10 June 1942 and was sent for training to the ACRC the same day. Further training involved: 17 ITW (4 July1942), 6 EFTS (22 September 1942), 2 ACDC (6 November 1942), 13 School of Technical Training (10 December 1942), 2 ACDC (2 January 1943), PDC - Ottawa (18January 1943), 31 EFTS (22 February 1943), 34 SFTS (19 April 1943).
He was commisioned as a P/O he attended 31 PDC (6 August 1943), 7 PRC (1 September 1943) and RAF Station Sywell (16 December 1943). Promoted F/O (6 February 1944), Roberto was send to 5 PAFU(8 February 1944) and to 57 OTU (28 March 1944) for conversion on the Spitfire. On 30 May 1944, he was posted to 350 (BE) Sqn - where he stayed for the rest of the War. The Squadron diary records the following:
05/06/1944 - Another new batch of pilots: P. Delorme, L. Lambrechts, R. Muls, P. Pacco.
12/06/1944 - 32 missions are flown. R. Mehuys joins 350 Squadron arriving from OTU.F/O Muls "A" Flight lands on one of the landing strips. 1 Aircraft of "B" Flight dispatched for shipping recco of Le Havre and Berwick. Beach cover and then Dusk cover over the beaches.
05/04/1945 - During an Armed Recce. in the region Aschendorf - Meppen - Lingen, the Squadron intercepts 5 Fw-190, R. Muls and S. Neulinger sharing the destruction of one Fw-190 but unfortunately F/O Cresswell-Turner is shot down and taken prisoner.
20/04/1945 - A Sweep to Berlin sees the formation of 11 Spitfire's clash with 12 Fw-190. F/Lt D. Haworth, P/O D. Watkins, M. Doncq, and A. Kicq destroyed each one, with Kicq damaging another. R. Muls also damaged a Fw-190. W/O Jacques Groensteen was shot down and MIA. The same day, F/Lt K. Smith is shot down by flak and made POW after crash landing his Spitfire.
31/04/1945 - An engagement against 20 Fw-190 sees H. Boels destroying 2 enemy aircraft with P. Leva and R. Muls destroying each another one.
Robert "Roberto" Muls died on 28 July 2004, in Barcelona.
(Info from André Bar and Juan Antonio Enrich Muls)
Known awards
Knight in the Order of the Crown, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm and Bronze Lion
His claims in combat are :
05/04/1945 1/2 FW-190
20/04/1945 1 FW-190 Probable
01/05/1945 1 FW-190
He was commisioned as a P/O he attended 31 PDC (6 August 1943), 7 PRC (1 September 1943) and RAF Station Sywell (16 December 1943). Promoted F/O (6 February 1944), Roberto was send to 5 PAFU(8 February 1944) and to 57 OTU (28 March 1944) for conversion on the Spitfire. On 30 May 1944, he was posted to 350 (BE) Sqn - where he stayed for the rest of the War. The Squadron diary records the following:
05/06/1944 - Another new batch of pilots: P. Delorme, L. Lambrechts, R. Muls, P. Pacco.
12/06/1944 - 32 missions are flown. R. Mehuys joins 350 Squadron arriving from OTU.F/O Muls "A" Flight lands on one of the landing strips. 1 Aircraft of "B" Flight dispatched for shipping recco of Le Havre and Berwick. Beach cover and then Dusk cover over the beaches.
05/04/1945 - During an Armed Recce. in the region Aschendorf - Meppen - Lingen, the Squadron intercepts 5 Fw-190, R. Muls and S. Neulinger sharing the destruction of one Fw-190 but unfortunately F/O Cresswell-Turner is shot down and taken prisoner.
20/04/1945 - A Sweep to Berlin sees the formation of 11 Spitfire's clash with 12 Fw-190. F/Lt D. Haworth, P/O D. Watkins, M. Doncq, and A. Kicq destroyed each one, with Kicq damaging another. R. Muls also damaged a Fw-190. W/O Jacques Groensteen was shot down and MIA. The same day, F/Lt K. Smith is shot down by flak and made POW after crash landing his Spitfire.
31/04/1945 - An engagement against 20 Fw-190 sees H. Boels destroying 2 enemy aircraft with P. Leva and R. Muls destroying each another one.
Robert "Roberto" Muls died on 28 July 2004, in Barcelona.
(Info from André Bar and Juan Antonio Enrich Muls)
Known awards
Knight in the Order of the Crown, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm and Bronze Lion
His claims in combat are :
05/04/1945 1/2 FW-190
20/04/1945 1 FW-190 Probable
01/05/1945 1 FW-190
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