Photos of Halifax Mk III's 76 Squadron wanted.

MikeH · Air Vice Marshall

Photos of Halifax Mk III's 76 Squadron wanted.

MikeH · Air Vice Marshall

Hi,

I have the 1981 eddition (Compaid graphics).

Ideally I'm looking Halifax III LK789 MP-L, but it does not appear in the book. The closest I can find are LK785 MP-T (on page 117) and LK788 MP-O (page 119).

Regards,

Mike

-- Edited by MikeH on Saturday 8th of December 2012 01:41:25 PM

-- Edited by MikeH on Saturday 8th of December 2012 01:47:06 PM

Date: Dec 8, 2012

have you checked out Chorley's TO SEE DAWN BREAKING ?

plenty of 76 Sq Mk III photographs

MikeH · Air Vice Marshall

Hi,

thanks for responding. I do have the book To See The Dawn Breaking but the photo quality is very grainy.

Regards,

Mike

Date: Dec 8, 2012

ok

which edition of the book do you have ? - i have the 1981 first edition and the photo quality seems OK

Date: Dec 11, 2012

by sheer coincidence I had a beer one evening with a chap who flew LK788 (off the production line immediately before the HALIFAX MkIII you were asking about) on an air test after a major overhaul 09 04 45 .

My 1st edition of 'Dawn Breaking' bears this number IBSN 0 9507467 0 3 - is this the same as the book you're using ?

MikeH · Air Vice Marshall

Hi,

that is quite amazing, I would be interested to know if this chap served with 76 Squadron at Holme-on-Spalding Moor? My uncles crew began operations 22.10.43 to Kassel. They were later shot down on return from Karlsruhe 25.04.44. I have sent the details of their last operation to the link below, which also includes an illustration of what LK789 looked like.

http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/raf1944/dibbins.html

The book I have bears the number IBSN 1 900604 02 7

Cheers,

Mike

Date: Dec 11, 2012

the pilot i had a beer with flew with 78 Sq (Breighton) - his first op was the Nuremberg one !

my edition of 'Dawn Breaking' is not the same as yours

i can fire up my scanner if you want to make comparisons of print quality

MikeH · Air Vice Marshall

Hi,

what was the name of the pilot, his first op on Nuremberg must have been terrifying. I have the book ' Nobody Unprepared' History of 78 Squadron by Vernon Holland. For the raid, 16 Halifaxes had taken off from Breighton, but 4 returned early with various faults. 9 eventually bombed the target, three were lost.

LK762 EY-Z Horton crew

HX241 EY-P Hudson crew

LV899 EY-Q Topping crew

If you would like to contact me, by going onto my whiteboard.

Regards,

Mike

Date: Dec 13, 2012

the pilot concerned was Len Broadhurst flying in LV869 . ops duration 7hr 40m . laconic log book entry 'chased by fighter - no combat' .

THE CHASER · Leading Aircraftsman

HI THERE, I HAVE A SINGLE BLACK AND WHITE CUTTING OF HALIFAX B.6 RG556 "D" DOG OF 76 SQUADRON, HOLME ON SPALDING MOOR. UNFORTUNATELY IT IS PASTED INTO ONE OF MY SCRAP BOOKS BUT I WOULD BE WILLING TO TRY TO GET A PHOTO OF IT AND SEND IT TO YOU IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. KIND REGARDS

MikeH · Air Vice Marshall

Many thanks,

I have sent you an e-mail.

Mike H.