Halifax/Halton
I'll put an oar in for my Dad as he spent a long time on Halifaxs. Flying one of the Bismuth (met trips) in the Atlantic he lost one and then a second engine, luckily not on the same side. The Met Halifaxs were very heavy with extra tanks and suchlike and it was only by throwing overboard everything that was moveable that he managed to nurse it some 600 miles to Shannon. The weather being so bad that ditching would have been suicidal.
The RAF were pretty pleased about it because they awarded him the Air Force Cross.
We missed out on the Buck House shindig because KG VI was indisposed so he got his from the station commander.
A few months later, tragically, another crew dissappeared whilst on a Bismuth trip. Ther was an extensive sea and air search that lasted a week but they couldn't find any trace of them.
The RAF were pretty pleased about it because they awarded him the Air Force Cross.
We missed out on the Buck House shindig because KG VI was indisposed so he got his from the station commander.
A few months later, tragically, another crew dissappeared whilst on a Bismuth trip. Ther was an extensive sea and air search that lasted a week but they couldn't find any trace of them.
Last edited by Fareastdriver; 13th Jan 2008 at 02:05.
