W1057 ZA-X from 10 Squadron
On 30th March 1942, the crew of Halifax W1057 ZA-X from 10 Squadron took off at 1847 hrs from RAF Lossiemounth 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.
On arriving in the target area they found 10/10ths low cloud which obscured the landscape below. Their load of 4 x 1,000 lb mines was jettisoned from the aircraft at a position given as 63.20 N 05.15 E at 0005 hrs before they made their way back over the North Sea. The aircraft and crew returned safely to RAF Lossiemouth landing at 0302 hrs on 31st March 1942. |
Rank
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Name
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Force | Crew Position | Age |
Home Town
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Fate |
F/Sgt | WHYTE | Pilot | Returned | |||
P/O | SENIOR | 2nd Pilot | Returned | |||
P/O | DAVIS | Navigator | Returned | |||
F/Sgt | CHARLTON | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | KENT | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | RUANE | Tail Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | ROUSE | 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 | WHYTE | Pilot | Returned | |||
Sgt | SAUNDERS | 2nd Pilot | Returned | |||
P/O | DAVIS | Navigator | Returned | |||
F/Sgt | CHARLTON | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | KENT | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | REID | Tail Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | ROUSE | 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 | WHYTE | Pilot | Returned | |||
Sgt | SAUNDERS | 2nd Pilot | Returned | |||
P/O | DAVIS | Navigator | Returned | |||
F/Sgt | CHARLTON | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | KENT | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | REID | Tail Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | ROUSE | Flight Engineer | Returned |
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