Halifax at Wombleton airfield.
On the 27th of April 1944 this Halifax was awaiting clearance for take off for a Bullseye training flight at 23.17hrs and had the misfortune of being taxied
into by Halifax JB859, (aircraft listed above on previous table). Sadly the rear gunner of JD106 was killed in this incident. I assume that
he was in his turret when the other Halifax struck it. The other aircraft was overtaking/ran into the back of this one at the time.
JD106 was built to Contract 1808/C4/ by E.E.C. Ltd at Salmesbury and delivered to 10 Sqdn at Melbourne on 22nd of April 1943. It
transferred on an as yet unspecified date to 1666 HCU at Wombleton in late 1943 and suffered Cat. A/FA damage in the incident detailed
above. It was repaired on site only to be written off in a crash on the North Yorkshire Moors on 23rd June 1944. Cat. E2/FA damage being
recorded. This loss is also detailed on this website.
Pilot - F/O W R Chalcraft RCAF (J/16556), ok.
Crew - Unknown. Ok.
Rear Gunner - Sgt Ward T Falan RCAF (R/207621). Buried Harrogate Stonefall Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Sgt Falan's gravestone at Harrogate.
Chalcraft would have a landing mishap at East Moor later in the War after he and his crew had joined an operational squadron
(the incident is also detailed on this website). It is thought that they survived the War.