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As the fighting between Jews and Arabs continued, the RAF was tasked to keep an eye on developments and soon mounted almost daily overflights of the Sinai desert and Israel using de Havilland Mosquito PR34 aircraft of 13 Sqn from Kabrit in the Canal Zone. The unknown high-flying aircraft frequently made contrails as they flew over Haifa and Ramat David that were seen from the IAF bases, and became known to the IAF as the 'shuftykeit'. Eventually, on November 20, 1948 when the 'shuftykeit' was sighted over Galilee heading in the direction of Hazor, a guitar-strumming Carolina hillbilly named Wayne Peake hurriedly got airborne from Herzliya, flying one of two IAF North American P-51 Mustang's that had recently been re-assembled following their arrival in crates from the USA. Peake was a highly experienced USAAF fighter pilot, who had flown many combat missions over Germany during WW2 and was one of a number of non-Jewish Americans who eventually flew as volunteers for the IAF.

The Mosquito PR34 VL 620, callsign Graphic III, had departed Fayid at 1100hrs on the routine overflight of various Middle East countries, including Palestine that took place every 48hrs. The intelligence gathered from these missions helped inform a plan known as 'Barter', which entailed the UK going to the aid of Transjordan under the terms of the Anglo-Transjordan Treaty. After leaving the Canal Zone, the aircraft climbed slowly towards Trans-Jordan then landed at RAF Habbaniya in Iraq to re-fuel. After departing Habbaniya the Mosquito should have climbed to maximum altitude whilst heading for northern Palestine, before turning south along the coastline allowing it to photograph various Israeli airfields. Meanwhile, after climbing up to around 30,000ft, Peake was guided towards the unarmed Mosquito by a South African volunteer pilot, Sid Cohen, who was tracking the aircraft with a pair of binoculars. However, because of a faulty oxygen system on the P-51, Peake was having difficulty seeing clearly. Finally, after struggling to find the aircraft, Peake eventually descended and intercepted the unarmed PR34, at 28,000 ft over Israel - apparently miss-identified the aircraft as a Hawker Halifax bomber.

Probably because the daily sorties over Israel had become almost routine and the RAF believed that the IAF lacked an aircraft capable of intercepting the PR34, the crew of pilot Fg Off Eric Reynolds and his navigator Fg Off Angus Love failed to spot the P-51 slowly closing from their rear. Peake finally got within range and opened fire, pouring 45 rounds into the Mosquito and observing strikes on the aircraft as well as the beginnings of a fire in the port engine. After a short second burst the guns on the P-51 jammed. Initially, the fire from the six .50 Brownings appeared to have little effect and the Mosquito continued on course. Then the aircraft turned out to sea, losing altitude to around 20,000ft probably in a futile attempt to escape, when it suddenly exploded and crashed off Ashdod, killing both the crew. Why the Mosquito was operating at such a comparatively low altitude, when it was capable of flying at 36,000ft where it would have been almost invulnerable to interception by the P-51, has never been explained. Also, considering that the P-51s had been unloaded in August, before becoming operational in October, the fact that the RAF were completely unaware that the IAF had obtained the P-51s, points to a singular failure in the British intelligence system. Finally, it is now known that ministerial approval for the overflight of various Arab countries and Israel was never sought, and these were authorised by the RAF C-in-C in theatre to provide the only real source of intelligence on activities in that area. Given the recent history of the region, it was agreed that his decision was not unreasonable, nevertheless, the CAS, ACM Tedder, ordered a halt to further overflights until the appropriate ministerial approval had been obtained.

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