ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179267
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| Date: | Monday 5 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT489 |
| MSN: | TL-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire, |
Halifax DT489: Took off 19:33 hrs for Night bombing operation to Aachen. 05/10/1942
The aircraft encountered severe electrical storms, operational flight abandoned.
Returned early and landed Ok in RAF Wyton at 20:32 hrs.
Crew:
P/O H.B. MacDONALD (pilot) RAF: Ok
Sgt J.E Jones (Flt/Eng) RAF: injured;
remaining crew members uninjured;
Sources:
1.ORB 35 Sqdn RAF 5 October 1942
2.Halifax production list
3.AIR81/18615
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 March 1942 | R9445 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England | |
sub |
| 21 July 1942 | R9489 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 9 | Catterton near Tadcaster | |
w/o |
| 25 August 1942 | W7765 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 2 | Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple, Marne département |  |
w/o |
| 11 August 1943 | HR861 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 3 | Biblis, Hessen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2015 18:22 | TB | Added |
| 04-Sep-2015 18:23 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 01-May-2023 10:13 | Nepa | Updated [[Location]] |
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