1943-July-09 Pilot Officer Survived
Halifax B.Mk.II |
1659 HCU RCAF |
1659 Heavy Conversion Unit RCAF,, RAF Topcliffe Halifax II aircraft BB 208 crashed taking off with the control locks in place at East Lodge Farm, Yorkshire, England
Pilot Officer AH Durnin (RCAF), Flying Officer FA Pope (RCAF), Pilot Officer KG House (RCAF), Sergeant E Fahy (RAF) and Sergeant JD Clarke (RAF) survived, injured, Sergeant KL Schmidt (RCAF) and Sergeant McLean (RAF) survived, safe
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1944-June-07 Pilot Officer Survived
Lancaster Mk.IIEQ-J |
408 B Sqn RCAF |
408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom) RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Lancaster II aircraft DS 768 EQ-J on return from a sortie to bomb rail and communication links at Coutances, France in support of the D-Day landings, ran off runway at Honeybourne airfield, Worcestershire, England and was damaged beyond repair
Pilot Officer AH Durnin (RCAF) survived, uninjured. P/ O Durnin had previously been seriously injured in the crash of 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit Halifax BB 208, 1943-07-09. Pilot Officer Durnin would be killed 1944-07-29 in 408 Squadron Lancaster LL 687 EQ-M on a raid to Hamburg, Germany, along with most of the crew that had survived the crash of Lancaster DS 768 EQ-J |