Halifax HR925 was one of twenty-four No. 35 Squadron aircraft detailed to attack Cannes on the night of 11th / 12th November 1943
Its eight-man crew comprised:
- Desmond Ewart Abel Lander (Pilot)
- Norman Sidney Francis Palmer (Navigator)
- George Frederick Collier (Air Bomber)
- Charles Hogg (Set Operator)
- Albert James Wickersham (Wireless Operator)
- Donald Arthur Alfred Swain (Air Gunner)
- Roy Horace Wells (Air Gunner)
- David Peter McDonald Thomson (Flight Engineer)
The route was as follows: Base, Selsey Bill, 49°20N 00°00E, 47°25N 01°00E, 43°18N 06°35E, Cannes, 43°40N 07°12E, 47°35N 01°20E, 49°20N 00°00E, Selsey Bill, Base
The squadron’s Operations Record Book has no details but the AM Form 78 shows that the aircraft was classified as FB/A and was off charge until 14th January 1944
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Aircraft Crash Log (Compiled by Nicholas Roberts)
Aircraft belly landed after operations
AM Form 1180
- AM Form 1180 to be obtained
