83 Squadron's Manchesters on the Channel Dash Mission

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Good morning to all!
May I ask your help to identify the codes OX*? and serial number of a Manchester Mark I which belly landed with a dead air gunner; after an unsucessful bombing mission agains the major capital German ships that had left Brest Harbour, on the 12th February 1942 - Channel Dash.

I would be glad also if someone could help me to identify the name and RAF number of this dead rear gunner.

Yours very gratefuly,

Adriano Baumgartner

[RSwank]

There is a 2 page thread here that seems to come to a conclusion.

http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...G-WHIBLEY-RAAF

http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...LEY-RAAF/page2

This link gives:
407565 Sergeant WHIBLEY, Leonard Garth
It also has info on the plane, OL-M , L7387, and the action that killed Whibley. It may or may not be correct??

http://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/rese...9125z004_1.pdf

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Dear RSwank,

Thanks a lot indeed for the links and the information I was looking for. Very kind of yours, really!

All the best, and I do hope to be able to help you the same way you did help me.

Adriano