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
Name
Force Crew Position Age
Home Town
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



On 27th April 1942, the crew of Halifax R9482 MP-D from 76 Squadron took off at 2005 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 at the target area the crew were able to see Tirpitz indistinctly through the smoke and haze. Bomb bursts were estimated to have been within 100 yards of the ship.

The aircraft and crew returned safely to RAF Tain landing at 0412 hrs on 28th April 1942.


Rank
Name
Force Crew Position Age
Home Town
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



On 28th April 1942, the crew of Halifax R9482 MP-D from 76 Squadron took off at 2016 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.

The weather was reported as having been similar to the previous nights operation to the same target with good, almost perfect visibility which allowed the crew to map read easily to the position of the target. The target was obscured by a smoke screen and the crew were unable to positively identify the target, Tirpitz, but bombed in the estimated position. Bursts were observed. Light flak concentrations, searchlights and aerodromes were also attacked with good results after primary target had been bombed.

The aircraft and crew returned safely to RAF Tain landing at 0437 hrs on 29th April 1942.


Rank
Name
Force Crew Position Age
Home Town
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
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