R9482 MP-D from 76 Squadron
On 30th March 1942, the crew of Halifax R9482 MP-D from 76 Squadron took off at 1830 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 and made it impossible to pin point the target. Their load of bombs were dropped as ordered from around 5,000 feet. The aircraft and crew returned safely to RAF Tain landing at 0230 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 | HOBBS | Pilot | Returned | |||
Sgt | BUTLER | 2nd Pilot | Returned | |||
F/Sgt | ROONEY | Navigator | Returned | |||
Sgt | CHARLESWORTH | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | ROBERTS | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | JONES | Tail Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | DAVIDSON | Flight Engineer | Returned |
Rank
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Name
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Force | Crew Position | Age |
Home Town
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Fate |
F/Sgt | STELL | Pilot | Returned | |||
Sgt | ARCHER | Navigator | Returned | |||
Sgt | BROOKS | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | BARNETT | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | NELSON | Tail Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | GREENWOOD | Flight Engineer | Returned |
Rank
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Name
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Force | Crew Position | Age |
Home Town
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Fate |
F/Sgt | STELL | Pilot | Returned | |||
Sgt | ARCHER | Navigator | Returned | |||
Sgt | BROOKS | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | BARNETT | W/Op Air Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | NELSON | Tail Gunner | Returned | |||
Sgt | GREENWOOD | Flight Engineer | Returned |