Halifax HX323 was one of twenty-one No. 35 Squadron aircraft detailed to attack Schweinfurt on the night of the 24th / 25th February 1944.
Its seven-man crew comprised:
- Robert Walter Beveridge (Pilot)
- Michael Ingoldsby Massy (Navigator)
- John Gordon Irwin (Air Bomber)
- James John Mather (Wireless Operator)
- John Allinson (Air Gunner)
- John David Smith (Air Gunner)
- Arthur Richard Hall (Flight Engineer)
The squadron’s Operations Record Book shows “Halifax HX323 broke a tail wheel unit on landing”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AM Form 78
The AM Form 78 shows that the aircraft was classified as Cat. FB/AC; it was repaired on site and returned to the squadron on 16th March 1944
AM Form 1180
The AM Form 1180 shows “Tail wheel fractured on landing”
