Wellington damaged by FLAK (returned home to East Moor).

On the On the 3rd of August 1943 this aircraft was flying as part of the last 429 Squadron operational flight from East Moor. The target being Hamburg. The aircraft was hit by flak and it suffered damage to the fuselage and tail plane. The pilot was able to bring the aircraft home safely to East Moor but it was declared Cat. B/FB following inspection. It had completed 16 Ops with 429 Sqdn.

The aircraft was built to contract B124362/40 by Vickers Armstrong's at Chester and delivered for MU acceptance in mid May 1943. It was immediately issued to 429 Sqdn at East Moor where this Cat. B/FB damage was recorded on 3rd August 1943. It was repaired in works. On completion of the repair it was issued to 82 OTU at Ossington in September 1943. The aircraft then went into MU store before being issued to BCIS at Finningley in December 1944. It was written off with Cat. E2/FA damage on 21st March 1945 when an engine cut and the aircraft made a forced landing at Worksop airfield.

Pilot - Sgt Fayette W B G Hingston RCAF (J/18885), of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Probable crew:

Nav - F/O Howard MacN Brown RCAF, of Saskatoon, Canada.

AB - F/Sgt John C Lochhead RAFVR (1361506), of Paisey, Renfrewshire.

W/Op/AG - Sgt John R Williams RAFVR (1029717), of Llanllyfni, Caernarvonshire.

AG - Sgt J Vilim RCAF