RAF Non-operational loss 21 March 1944

[Arjay1949]

Originally Posted by Observer1940

I have the AMO (rules as it were) governing the accident paperwork, but to ensure you get the right part do you know if this aircraft was based with an Overseas Unit / Group or Command?

Only supposition, but the second of the two Halifaxs that took off from Hurn immediately after JP137 that morning --that is JP107 ---was posted to 614 Squadron based at Celone, Italy, and was itself subsequently lost 'over Hungary' on 26th June 1944.
Does it seem reasonable that JP137 may have been also destined for 614 Squadron?

Certainly, it appears from personal family correspondence from one of the crew members, that the crew had been selected for SOE duties --although, as you can imagine, the correspondence does not go into any detail, for obvious security reasons.

The crash card lists the 'Unit' as 3 OADU, which was of course based at Hurn, and the command as 'Transport', but I'm guessing that is simply the 'in transit' documentation allocation?

Again, many thanks for those new TNA links - hopefully they will lead to more useful information.