W1038 ZA-O from 10 Squadron
On 30th March 1942, the crew of Halifax W1038 ZA-O from 10 Squadron took off at 1849 hrs from RAF Lossiemouth on the North East Coast of Scotland to participate in an attack on the German Battleship Tirpitz which was moored at the time in Fættenfjord in Norway.
The crew were unable to locate the target due to 10/10th's low cloud cover over the fjords and valleys. Mines were jettisoned at 2310 hrs 20 miles west of the island of Smöla from 4,000 feet. The aircraft and crew returned safely to base landing at RAF Lossiemouth at 0308hrs on 31st March. |
Rank
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Name
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Force | Crew Position | Age |
Home Town
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Fate |
P/O | GODFREY | Pilot | Returned | |||
Sgt | BELL | 2nd Pilot | Returned | |||
F/O | WATTS | Navigator | Returned | |||
F/Sgt | BEARE | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | CLEPHANE | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
F/Sgt | FALKOSKI | Tail Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | O'CONNOR | Flight Engineer | Returned |
Rank
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Name
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Force | Crew Position | Age |
Home Town
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Fate |
P/O | GODFREY | Pilot | Returned | |||
Sgt | GIBBONS | 2nd Pilot | Returned | |||
F/O | WATTS | Navigator | Returned | |||
F/Sgt | BEARE | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | MOUNSEY | Mid Gunner | Returned | |||
F/Sgt | FALKOSKI | Tail Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | O'CONNOR | Flight Engineer | Returned |
Rank
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Name
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Force | Crew Position | Age |
Home Town
|
Fate |
P/O | GODFREY | Pilot | Returned | |||
Sgt | GIBBONS | 2nd Pilot | Returned | |||
F/O | WATTS | Navigator | Returned | |||
F/Sgt | BEARE | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | MOUNSEY | Mid Gunner | Returned | |||
F/Sgt | FALKOSKI | Tail Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | O'CONNOR | Flight Engineer | Returned |
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