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1943-01-16

Base:
Wyton
Destination:
Berlin
Took off:
1729
Landed:
2335

R5669

OL
-
E
83
Squadron
Bomb Load:
Bomb Load:
1 x 4000lb HC, 6 x 90 x 4lb incendiaries.
Notes:
Notes:

Abandoned. Aircraft was late in taking off and starboard outer engine failed. Landed on 3 engines after having hydraulic trouble. Flaps would not come down more than 10 degs and aircraft overshot. Undercarriage retracted but took a long time coming up on air bottle. No-one was injured but aircraft caught fire and damaged internally.

Crew

Position

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Wop/AG

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Click on Surname to see individual aircrew history

Rank

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Name

HP

WD

A

F

AR

FM

K

Mason
Paddy
Feeley
Turner
Hodgkinson
Tutton
Gibbs

Service No.

403522

615448

1019149

1263330

959276

R/86544

1183534

Service

RAAF

RAF

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAFVR

RCAF

RAFVR

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