Handley
Page Halifax Mk.II DT578 of 1658 HCU crashed on Great Whernside after suffering
structural failure on the 23rd November
1943. The aircraft crashed close to where latter
B-17G 44-8683 and
Mosquito
N.F. Mk.36 RL197 crashed
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - If Applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
Stanley Chadwick |
Sergeant |
Pilot |
Killed |
|
Frank Weldon Robson |
Sergeant |
Flight Engineer |
Killed |
|
Frank James Robinson |
Sergeant |
Navigator |
Killed |
|
Norman Martin |
Sergeant |
Bomb aimer |
Killed |
|
Donald Paget Aitken |
Sergeant |
Wireless operator |
Killed |
|
Ernest Stabler |
Sergeant |
Air gunner |
Killed |
|
Kenneth Vincent |
Sergeant |
Air gunner |
Killed |
The main collection of wreckage is in this pit where the main body
of the aircraft came to earth.