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Page Halifax Mk.II JB926 coded ZB-A of 1658 HCU crashed at Sliptone Crags, Colsterdale,
North Yorkshire on the 23rd November 1943.
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - If Applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
| Richard Ernest Charles Bacon | Sergeant | Pilot |
Killed |
| Henry McCarth | Flying Officer | Navigator |
Killed |
| George Heathcote Manley | Sergeant | Flight Engineer |
Killed |
| James Titterington | Sergeant | Flight Engineer |
Killed |
| John James MacGillivray | Sergeant RCAF | Bomb Aimer |
Killed |
| Basil Frank Taylor | Sergeant | Wireless Op. / Air gunner |
Killed |
| David Elwyn Phillips | Sergeant | Air Gunner |
Killed |
| Alex John Winton | Sergeant | Air Gunner | Killed |
One other aircraft from its unit were lost on the same night, this being DT578 on Great Whernside, the 1180 states that the aircraft was possibly in collision with DT578 however comparing the times on the two 1180s there is a 2 hour 5 minute gap meaning that collision would seem extremely unlikely, this was also the conclusion that the Accident Investigation Branch.
Very
little of the aircraft is left where it crashed. There is this small pile of
wreckage which contains a few recognisable items such as part of a servo and
parts bearing the number 57.