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Alex Henshaw Obituary

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26 – 27 November 1943.

158 Squadron
Halifax II JD255 NP-G
Op: Stuttgart.

Crew.
Sgt. R G. Vincent +
Sgt. J E. Searle +
Sgt. W E. Ridge +
Sgt. R. Hunter +
P/O. E G. Bradley +
Sgt. P C. Hagger +
Sgt. W R. Mead +

The aircraft took off from Lissett at 1652 hrs. Crashed 2300 hrs astride a house at Deidesheimer Strasse 57, Kafertal, in the northern suburbs of Mannheim. All were buried locally, since when their remains have been taken to Durnbach War Cemetery.

Regards
Peter.

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Emma,

Could you please list the names on the photo? I’m having difficulty reading them, I would then be able to confirm that it is a 120 crew. Also, do you have any idea when the photo was taken?

120 Squadron did indeed operate mostly in the North Atlantic but not exclusivley. A detachment of two aircraft, MkI Liberators AM916 L/120 and AM919 P/120 were detached to the Middle East in June / July 1942.

ps. Just read your note regarding a log book, I have a copy of the 120 Squaron ORB, if you could give me some dates I’ll be able to give a crew list and the type of operation carried out.

Wishing you all the very best for 2007.

Regards
Peter

To add a little more to the above post.

Op: Berlin
The aircraft took off 1645 hrs from Kirmington. After being hit, the tail gunner reported he was trapped in his turret. Sgt Collins immediately called on the intercom to say he was going to assist his colleague. Sadly, neither left the aircraft and both are buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. W/O. Thomas, who was found with a broken ankle, and Sgt Collins gained their awards, Gazetted on 2nd November 1943, during recent operations to Hannover.

Bomber Command Losses Vol 4 WR Chorley

I am looking for some details about a Halifax crash that happened between 23rd November 1943 and 24th November 1943 in Yorkshire. Somewhere around Selby I think. Does anyone have any information about this?

I am trying to trace some details about one of the crew members.

I don’t have any details except the name of the crew member who was Sgt James Titterington.

Ali

From Bomber Command Losses Vol 8. Heavy Conversion Units WR Chorley.

23 November 1943
1658 HCU.
Halifax II JB926 ZB-A
Training

Aircraft took off Riccall for a night cross country exercise. The most likely cause of this accident was reported as severe icing. The time of the crash was reported as 0115 hrs. Clearance operations duly took place near Slipstone Crags on Agra Moor to the west of Healey, 10 miles NW of Ripon Yorkshire. Sgt Bacon of Thorpe End Norwich, Sgt Manley from Chidwall, Liverpool and F/S MacGillivray their Canadian air bomber were buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, while funeral services for the others were held at churches in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Crew.
Sgt. REC. Bacon +
Sgt. J. Titterington +
Sgt. GH. Manley +
F/O. H. McCarthy +
F/S. JJ. MacGillivray RCAF +
Sgt. BF. Taylor +
Sgt. AJ. Winton +
Sgt. DE. Phillips +

Note:
This particular crash has been well documented, through the records for 60 Maintenance Unit erroneously refer to the Halifax as a ‘Lancaster’ but, similar to their experiences with the other Riccall based aircraft the crash site was extremely isolated. Fortunately, the army were able to provide a Bren carrier, and this was used to take much of the wreckage to the unit’s own transport, parked some three miles distant.

Hope this is of some help.

Regards

Peter.