Halifax DT584 at Wombleton airfield.
On 14th August 1944 this Halifax swung on landing at Wombleton, the pilot then
over corrected this swing and the aircraft went into a swing in the other direction,
the undercarriage then collapsed damaging nose and wing sections.
Pilot - P/O W A Egan RCAF, uninjured.
MUG - Sgt A R Hawkins, uninjured.
RG - Sgt N J Cross, uninjured
Rest of Crew - Names unknown, uninjured.
This crew completed their conversion training and were posted to 426 Squadron in mid-September 1944. On the 9th
October 1944 they encountered a Fw190 on Ops and after returning fire they landed and later claimed it as damaged.
Halifax DT584 was built to contract B982938/39 by E.E.C. Ltd at Salmesbury and delivered as new to 77 Squadron at Elvington during the
first week of November 1942. Later in the month it transferred to 51 Squadron at Snaith when the unit converted from Whitley MkV's. It
transferred to 1666 HCU at Dalton on 5th June 1943 when the unit formed and moved with the unit to Wombleton on 5th November 1943. It suffered
Cat.A(c)/FA on 10th December 1943 in a landing accident (detailed on this website) and was soon repaired on site and returned to service. It
was written off as a result of the damage sustained in the incident detailed above.