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Karl Kj (no login)
Posted Mar 5, 2006 2:10 PM
Dear jjsgirl,
Looking at my Halifax File with all the serials numbers I find that R9497 was a 1658 HCU (Heavy Conversion Unit) Halifax and it was used to train the bomber crews on 4 engine bombers just before they were assigned to a bomber squadron for combat.
R9497 collided in mid-air with another Halifax DG420 from 1663 HCU and both aircraft crashed at Copmanthorpe, Yorks.
We have a mystery on the date of the crashes as one record says 5/12/42 and another says 19/8/43.
There is a book with a narrative of each crash with details for each and every crash at the HCUs of Bomber Command.
If you wish to find this book it is:
ROYAL AIR FORCE Bomber Command Losses Vol.8:
Heavy Conversion Units and Misc. Units 1940-1947
by W.R. Chorley
Any good book dealer or library should have them or Google and buy it, looks like about 17 pounds.
Hope this helps with the research.
Cheers, Karl Kj. |
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