ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201426
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| Date: | Friday 13 March 1942 |
| Time: | 23:05 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9440 |
| MSN: | TL-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Linton-on-Ouse (EGXU) |
Aircraft took off from Linton on Ouse at 19:14 to undertake an operational flight to Cologne but was unable to reach the primary target owing to the starboard inner engine failing outbound. The crew opted to attack Amsterdam and fires were seen in the area due west of the naval dockyard. The crew headed for home and back at Linton-on-Ouse the aircraft landed fast and overshot the runway at 23:05. The aircraft sustained serious damage but crew were uninjured. The aircraft was taken to Handley Page and one month later was declared B.E.R. SOC 13 April 1942. All the crew were killed on 30 March 1942 attacking the Tirpitz in Trondheim Fjord.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant William Bruce Archibald RAF 533809
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Leslie John Nelmes RAFVR 1152271
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Samuel Palmer RAF 526215
Navigator : Sergeant Geoffrey Hillam Gurr Murray RAAF Aus/407094
Wireless Operator : Sergeant James Frederick Staff RAFVR 959971
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Archibald McCulloch McLaren RAFVR 993204
Air Gunner : Sergeant Douglas France RAF 632346
Sources:
Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 November 1941 | L9582 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 1 | Lentföhrden, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
| 31 March 1942 | R9496 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 7 | Trondheimsfjord at Vikan |  |
w/o |
| 20 September 1942 | W7657 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 3 | Blesme, Marne département |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2017 20:46 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 26-Oct-2018 18:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 22-Apr-2019 10:43 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2023 09:57 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-Mar-2024 07:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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