halifax mkii (jd180)

HALIFAX MKII (REGISTRATION: JD180)
Redback One: The True Story of an Australian SAS Hero
Redback One: The True Story of an Australian SAS Hero
By Robert Macklin
Special Forces Pilot
Special Forces Pilot
By Colonel Richard Hutchings
HALIFAX MKII (REGISTRATION: JD180)
Airborne 2140 14Aug43 from Tempsford on Operation PIMENTO 12, near Charvonnex, France.After successfully dropping containers and packages the aircraft crash-landed 0115 hrs due to a technical malfunction causing multiple engine failure, colliding with two houses at Meythet (Faute-Savoie), 1 km NW of
Annecy killing 5 civilians on the ground as well as 5 of the crew.
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  1. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Pollard, Francis

    SURNAME Pollard FORENAME Francis (Frank) UNIT 138 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.) RANK Flight Sergeant NUMBER 1546295 DATE OF DEATH 15th August 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Meythet Communal Cemetery,France Row A Joint grave 1-2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of John and Mary Agnes...

  2. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Peters, Robert William

    SURNAME Peters FORENAME Robert William UNIT 138 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.) RANK Pilot Officer NUMBER 149159 DATE OF DEATH 15th August 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE St Germain-au-Mont-d'Or Communal Cemetery Extension,France Row C Grave 10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Harold and Ada...

  3. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Maden, John

    SURNAME Maden FORENAME John UNIT 138 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 1237419 DATE OF DEATH 15th August 1943 AGE 20 GRAVESITE St Germain-au-Mont-d'Or Communal Cemetery Extension,France Row C Grave 12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Jacob and Annie...

  4. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Mackenzie, Roderick Alexander

    SURNAME Mackenzie FORENAME Roderick Alexander UNIT 138 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.) RANK Flying Officer NUMBER 135885 DATE OF DEATH 15th August 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE St Germain-au-Mont-d'Or Communal Cemetery Extension,France Row C Grave 13 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Dr John...

  5. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Davies, Frederick Ronald

    SURNAME Davies FORENAME Frederick Ronald UNIT 138 Squadron (R.A.F.) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 641112 DATE OF DEATH 15th August 1943 AGE 25 GRAVESITE St Germain-au-Mont-d'Or Communal Cemetery Extension,France Row C Grave 11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Frederick Hughes and...

  6. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Congdon, Sydney John

    SURNAME Congdon FORENAME Sydney John UNIT 138 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.) RANK Flying Officer NUMBER 113752 DATE OF DEATH 15th August 1943 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Meythet Communal Cemetery,France Row A Joint grave 1-2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Charles Henry and Helen Congdon...
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