Halifax HX169 was one of twenty-two No. 35 Squadron aircraft detailed to attack Kassel on the night of the 22nd / 23rd October 1943.
Its seven-man crew comprised:
- Randall Vincent Jones (Pilot)
- Horatius Douglas Stewart White (Navigator)
- Ronald Booth (Air Bomber)
- Thomas Donald Henderson (Wireless Operator)
- Gerald Carrell (Air Gunner)
- Peter Ross Jung (Air Gunner)
- Wilfred Arthur Jeffries (Flight Engineer)
The AM Form 1180 shows: “Aircraft hit by incendiaries from friendly aircraft whilst over the target area”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Halifax HX169
The AM Form 78 (Movement Card) shows that the aircraft was classified as FB/AC; it was repaired and returned to the squadron on 5th November 1943