Date & Time:
Jul 13, 1943 at 2348 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V
Operator:
Registration:
DK175
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 2348LT and crashed out of control almost immediately after takeoff, bursting into flames. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew (76 Sq):
Lt L. E. Hulthin, pilot,
Sgt R. J. K. Machan, flight engineer,
Sgt C. M. Murfitt, navigator,
Sgt A. V. C. Barden, bomb aimer,
Sgt F. Southern, wireless operator,
Sgt L. T. Brawn, air gunner,
Sgt W. Freeman, air gunner.
Crew (76 Sq):
Lt L. E. Hulthin, pilot,
Sgt R. J. K. Machan, flight engineer,
Sgt C. M. Murfitt, navigator,
Sgt A. V. C. Barden, bomb aimer,
Sgt F. Southern, wireless operator,
Sgt L. T. Brawn, air gunner,
Sgt W. Freeman, air gunner.
