{"id":7521,"date":"2025-06-23T19:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T18:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/?post_type=product&p=7521"},"modified":"2026-03-20T19:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:28:29","slug":"mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/","title":{"rendered":"Mosquito Night Intruder Ace – Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar – by Danny Burt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mosquito Night Intruder Ace – Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar – By Danny Burt<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare was born on 6 June 1912. Having been educated at Harrow and Wye Agricultural College, \u2018Sammy\u2019, as he was often known to friends and family, entered the RAF on a short-service commission in 1936.<\/p>\n

In October 1938, whilst piloting a Fairey Battle, Bertie sustained a serious injury from a piece of loose aircraft cowling. This incident resulted in him being totally blinded in one eye. Though he was initially grounded, his determination to return to the air never diminished. The outbreak of war in September 1939 saw his wish be granted when Bertie was given permission to return to operational flying duties.<\/p>\n

Bertie was posted to 23 Squadron, which was flying Blenheims at the time. The squadron then converted to Havocs, the crews being tasked with undertaking night-time operations over Occupied Europe. Despite his restricted night vision and depth perception, Bertie went on to became one of the RAF\u2019s leading advocates in the art of what was known as \u2018intruder operations\u2019.<\/p>\n

In the months and years that followed, Bertie served in, and then commanded, a number of RAF squadrons. By the time the war in Europe came to an end he was the Station Commander at RAF Little Snoring in Norfolk \u2013 which, at the time, was home to de Havilland Mosquitos undertaking intruder operations.<\/p>\n

Bertie opted to remain in the RAF after the war, this time being posted to 84 Squadron. However, his luck finally ran out on 26 March 1947, when the Mosquito he was ferrying to Australia crashed off its northern coast. With Bertie reported missing at the time, Danny Burt reveals the full circumstances of this tragic incident.<\/p>\n

This is the biography of one of the RAF\u2019s greatest characters of the Second World War. With his \u2018epic\u2019 over-sized moustache, Bertie Hoare was a pilot who had risen to the rank of Group Captain, been awarded the Distinguished Service Order and Bar, the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar, and been Mentioned in Despatches. Bertie ended the war having flown over 100 combat sorties.<\/p>\n

About Danny Burt<\/b><\/p>\n

DANNY BURT joined the British Army at the age of 18. As a Fire Support Team member in the Royal Artillery he served in Kosovo, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan, completing two tours in the latter theatre. Living in County Durham, having served nearly 23 years in the military, Danny has recently completed his MSc (Hons). In his spare time, Danny collects and restores Second World War British military motorbikes and equipment.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mosquito Night Intruder Ace – Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar – By Danny Burt<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[41],"product_tag":[322,148,350,32,290,349,291],"class_list":{"0":"post-7521","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-books-video","7":"product_tag-blenheims","8":"product_tag-de-havilland","9":"product_tag-fairey-battle","10":"product_tag-hardback","11":"product_tag-mossie","12":"product_tag-veteran","13":"product_tag-ww2-aviation","14":"product_shipping_class-std","16":"first","17":"instock","18":"featured","19":"shipping-taxable","20":"purchasable","21":"product-type-simple"},"supplier_id":null,"supplier_sku":"","barcode":null,"atum_controlled":true,"out_stock_date":null,"out_stock_threshold":null,"inheritable":false,"inbound_stock":null,"stock_on_hold":0,"sold_today":0,"sales_last_days":0,"reserved_stock":null,"customer_returns":null,"warehouse_damage":null,"lost_in_post":null,"other_logs":null,"out_stock_days":0,"lost_sales":0,"has_location":false,"update_date":"2026-04-30T01:29:52","atum_locations":[],"atum_stock_status":"instock","restock_status":false,"low_stock_amount":"","sales_update_date":"2026-04-30T01:29:52","calc_backorders":null,"yoast_head":"\nMosquito Night Intruder Ace - Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar - by Danny Burt - The Peoples Mosquito Store<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mosquito Night Intruder Ace - Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar - by Danny Burt - The Peoples Mosquito Store\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mosquito Night Intruder Ace - Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar - By Danny Burt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Peoples Mosquito Store\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/peoplesmosquito\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-20T19:28:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B-00048-Night-Intruder.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"404\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"601\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@peoplesmosquito\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/product\\\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/product\\\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mosquito Night Intruder Ace - Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar - by Danny Burt - The Peoples Mosquito Store\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/product\\\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/product\\\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/B-00048-Night-Intruder.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-23T18:27:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-20T19:28:29+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/product\\\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/product\\\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/product\\\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/B-00048-Night-Intruder.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/B-00048-Night-Intruder.jpg\",\"width\":404,\"height\":601},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/product\\\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"All Products\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/shop\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Mosquito Night Intruder Ace – Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar – by Danny Burt\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Peoples Mosquito Store\",\"description\":\"To Fly ~ To Educate ~ To Remember\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The People's Mosquito Ltd\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/cropped-header_bg_1700x544-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/cropped-header_bg_1700x544-1.jpg\",\"width\":1700,\"height\":278,\"caption\":\"The People's Mosquito Ltd\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\\\/store\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/peoplesmosquito\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/peoplesmosquito\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/thepeoplesmosquito\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/the-people's-mosquito-ltd\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/PeoplesMosquito\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mosquito Night Intruder Ace - Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar - by Danny Burt - The Peoples Mosquito Store","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mosquito Night Intruder Ace - Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar - by Danny Burt - The Peoples Mosquito Store","og_description":"Mosquito Night Intruder Ace - Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar - By Danny Burt","og_url":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/","og_site_name":"The Peoples Mosquito Store","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/peoplesmosquito","article_modified_time":"2026-03-20T19:28:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":404,"height":601,"url":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B-00048-Night-Intruder.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@peoplesmosquito","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/","url":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/","name":"Mosquito Night Intruder Ace - Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar - by Danny Burt - The Peoples Mosquito Store","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B-00048-Night-Intruder.jpg","datePublished":"2025-06-23T18:27:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-20T19:28:29+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B-00048-Night-Intruder.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B-00048-Night-Intruder.jpg","width":404,"height":601},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/product\/mosquito-night-intruder-ace-wing-commander-bertie-rex-obryen-hoare-dso-bar-dfc-bar-by-danny-burt\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"All Products","item":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/shop\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Mosquito Night Intruder Ace – Wing Commander Bertie Rex O\u2019Bryen Hoare DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar – by Danny Burt"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/","name":"The Peoples Mosquito Store","description":"To Fly ~ To Educate ~ To Remember","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/#organization","name":"The People's Mosquito Ltd","url":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cropped-header_bg_1700x544-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cropped-header_bg_1700x544-1.jpg","width":1700,"height":278,"caption":"The People's Mosquito Ltd"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/peoplesmosquito","https:\/\/x.com\/peoplesmosquito","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thepeoplesmosquito\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-people's-mosquito-ltd","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/PeoplesMosquito"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/7521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=7521"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=7521"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=7521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}