Historian, I am looking for documents of any kind on the DY + R HALIFAX bomber taking off from Topcliffe July 29, 1942 and shot to CORBAIS (BELGIUM) on July 30 at 03.00 am by a Bf 110 (Oberlt ECKARDT).
Where can I find the time sources for the composition of the crew of the 102 Bomber Squadron? Logbook of the base? Thank you for your help.
The aircraft was from 102 Sqn based at Topcliffe. The crew were as follows;
F/Sgt R F Stone RNZAF
Sgt M A Barrett
F/Sgt J Kirkwood
Sgt E H Williams
F/Sgt B Carroll RCAF
Sgt V H Twining
The ORB's are held in the National Archives in Kew in London. You can obtain the service records of both the RNZAF and RCAF guys but it will take some time. The Canadian archives are at
Personnel Records Centre
National Archives of Canada
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario K1A ON3
Canada.
New Zealand Archives are at.
Archives of New Zealand
PO Box 12 050
Wellington 6144
New Zealand.
Someone may have the ORB's and can send them to you. The pilot was on his 14th Op.
