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R9456 MP-F from 76 Squadron

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March 30/31 1942
Air Raid onTirpitz

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Air Raid on Tirpitz

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Air Raid on Tirpitz

Battleship Tirpitz

On 30th March 1942, the crew of Halifax R9456 MP-F from 76 Squadron took off at 1826 hrs from RAF Tain 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, however, they bombed flak and searchlight positions in the target area which appeared to have some effect as the flak and searchlights stopped after being bombed.

The aircraft and crew returned safely to RAF Tain landing at 0223 hrs on 31st March 1942.

Rank	Name	Force	Crew Position	Age	Home Town	Fate
Sgt	BORSBERRY		Pilot			Returned
P/O	NORFOLK		2nd Pilot			Returned
F/L	NEWSHAM		Navigator			Returned
F/Sgt	PEARCE		W/Op Air Gunner			Returned
Sgt	SMITH		W/Op Air Gunner			Returned
Sgt	VANSCHAICK		Tail Gunner			Returned
Sgt	HOSKINS		Flight Engineer			Returned