Halifax - 05.03.1945

[Fenix78]

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

[Rottler]

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

[Fenix78]

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 ?

[Rottler]

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

[Fenix78]

Very very very BIG THANK YOU Rottler !!!

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