Halifax damaged by FLAK (returned to East Moor airfield).

On the 15th of October 1942 this aircraft was hit by flak on a raid on Cologne. Just after leaving the target area the aircraft was hit in a port side engine which resulted in the return trip being made on three engines. Landing at East Moor was later made without further incident.

The aircraft was built to contract B73328/40 by Handley Page Ltd at Radlett and delivered directly to 158 Sqdn at East Moor during the last week of September 1942. It suffered Cat. A(c)/FB in the incident detailed above on the aircrafts 3rd Op. It was repaired on site by 23rd October 1942 and moved with unit to Rufforth on 6th November 1942 but was now coded "NP-T". It was written off as Cat. E/FB on 16th November 1942 when on return from Ops to Genova ran short of fuel and tried to land at Gatwick but crashed at Cuckfield, Sussex, with 4 of the 7 crew being injured.

Pilot - Sgt Maynard Meyer Caplan RAFVR (142555), of Bromley, Kent. (Later DFM and MiD)(KIA 1658 HCU 7/9/43 aged 27. Halifax DT524 crashed at Howden, Yorkshire)

Nav - Sgt Alfred Gerald Fleet RAFVR (142563), of Bradford Moor, Yorkshire. (KIA 105 Sqn 23/11/43, aged 22. Mosquito LR477 crashed in Norfolk).

BA - Sgt James R Laws RCAF (later DFC and Bar)

W Op - Sgt John Clayton Stait

MUG - Sgt A Corpe

RG - Sgt Arthur Maxin Daubon

F Eng - Sgt Arthur Alfred Frederick RAF (51678), of Chatham, Kent. (KIA 640 Sqn 13/9/44, aged 22. Halifax MZ912, Germany).