Halifax L9564 at Rawcliffe airfield.
On 31st March 1942 this 1652 Conversion Unit aircraft was being marshalled at Rawcliffe airfield when the tail plane struck a fence and it sustained very minor damage. The civilian mechanic marshalling the aircraft was inexperienced.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Halifax L9564 was built to contract 692649/37 by Handley Page Ltd. at Radlett and was allotted to 12 MU on 12th June 1941. It was received by 12 MU at Kirkbride for preparation for operational flying on 6th July 1941. The aircraft was then taken on charge by 76 Squadron on 2nd August 1941 at Middleton St.George where it completed five operational flights. On 18th November 1941 it was transferred to 28 Conversion Flight at Leconfield and moved to Marston Moor with this unit on 30th December 1941. On 2nd January 1942 28 C.F. was absorbed into the newly formed 1652 Conversion Unit. As a result of the mishap on 20th February 1942 minor Cat.Ac/FA damage was the assessment and it was repaired on site. It was damaged again on 31st March 1942 when it was being marshalled at Rawcliffe and the tail plane struck a fence. Cat.A/FA damage was the assessment and it was repaired on site. It remained a 1652 Conversion Unit aircraft right through their re-naming to 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit later in the year. On 10th March 1943 it was taxied into an engine stand at Marston Moor and Cat.Ac/FA damage was the damage assessment. It was repaired on site and returned to 1652 H.C.U. on 2nd June 1943. On 2nd June 1943 it was flown to No.2 Signal School at yatesbury where it was converted to a ground instructional airframe 3850M. Nothing further is known of the aircraft's history after this date.