Medland, Harry Delbert (Flying Officer)

Took off from Tempsford at 22:42 in Halifax Mk V (Sqn code: MA-W Bomber Command).

Aircraft borrowed by 138 Squadron. Aircraft developed engine trouble and crew abandoned aircraft, which crashed Rochechonart, Haute-Vienne, France 03:00hrs

Shortly after landing East of Rochechonart, Haute-Vienne, France, Flying Officer H D Medland contacted his Pilot, Flying Officer A S Coldridge, RCAF, who badly sprained his ankles on landing and was unable to walk. Medland insisted on carrying his pilot to a wood over a mile away