Halifax - 05.03.1945
 

Hi

I am looking for losses card or if exist any photo for this plane:

Halixax B. Mk. III
Serial number No 180 DT-S
Pilot: F/Lt J. Nixon – (RCAF)
Unit: 192 Sqdn.
Target: Chemnitz (Germany)
The plane was losses 05.03.1945.
Crash place - Kęty (Poland) - Near Bielsko.

Does anybody help ??

Fenix

Re: Halifax - 05.03.1945
 

Hi Fenix,

the pilot of the Halifax B.III NR180 was F/L N. Irvine, F/L John Nixon was the navigator.
In the Bomber Command Loss Card the following crew is listed:
Pilot F/L Irvine, N RCAF
Nav. F/L Nixon, J E RCAF
W.Op. W/O Martin, J A RCAF
F.E. Sgt Howard, L A RAF
B.A. F/O Banks, D E RCAF
A.G. F/Sgt McCullough, W J RCAF
A.G. F/Sgt Searle, A C RCAF
SPOp(?) W/O Young, R F RAF.

Regards
Leo

Re: Halifax - 05.03.1945
 

Thanks Leo for the info.
Does in loss card is any details about this losses this plane ??

Any info about the crew ?? What hapened with they after crased ?
Do you know maybe any photo this Halifax ?

Re: Halifax - 05.03.1945
 

Hi Fenix,

search for www.lancasterbombers.net > Lancaster_Bombers > RAF Bomber Command Loss ... > 1st-5th March 1945 page 38. There you find the Loss Card of the Halifax NR180.
Then search for www.rafcommands.com/archive/09744.php. There is an article of RodM about the details of the crash behind the lines of the Russian front.

Regards
Leo

Re: Halifax - 05.03.1945
 

Very very very BIG THANK YOU Rottler !!!

Re: Halifax - 05.03.1945
 

Fenix78, PM sent.