R9448 TL-E from 35 Squadron



On 30th March 1942, the crew of Halifax R9448 TL-E from 35 Squadron took off at approximately 1900 hrs from RAF Kinloss 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 aircraft and crew reached the target area and returned safely to RAF Kinloss in the early hours of 31st March 1942.

Rank
Name
 Force Crew Position Age
Home Town
 Fate
P/O WALTERS Pilot Returned
P/O ASTBURY 2nd Pilot Returned
F/Sgt ARMSTRONG Navigator Returned
Sgt DAFT W/Op Air Gunner Returned
Sgt RUSSELL C W/Op Air Gunner Returned
Sgt KENNEDY Tail Gunner Returned
Sgt HUNT Flight Engineer Returned

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