R9489 TL-T from 35 Squadron



On 30th March 1942, the crew of Halifax R9489 TL-T 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
F/O JONES Pilot Returned
Sgt REEVE 2nd Pilot Returned
Sgt HAWKEN Navigator Returned
Sgt HARVEY W/Op Air Gunner Returned
Sgt JANES W/Op Air Gunner Returned
Sgt RUSSELL Tail Gunner Returned
Sgt MITCHELL Flight Engineer Returned

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