Halifax W1047 at Linton on Ouse airfield.
On 8th July 1942 this 35 Squadron aircraft landed at Linton on Ouse following a flight used for aerial photography. A strong wind was blowing at the time and after touching down the aircraft began to swing off the runway, the pilot partly corrected the swing but the wind then caught the tail and tail wheel then ran off the runway and the tail oleo casting broke on running over rough ground. Minor damage to the tail resulted.
Pilot - S/Ldr Peter Henry Cribb RAF (33360).
Crew - Names unknown.
Halifax W1047 was built to contract B.982938/39 by English Electric Co.Ltd. at Samlesbury. It was initially taken on charge by 102 Squadron at Dalton on 27th March 1942 but was transferred to 35 Squadron at Linton on Ouse on 9th April 1942. The aircraft sustained Cat.A/FA damage on 7th June 1942 at Linton on Ouse. A repair on site was carried out and it was returned to 35 Squadron use. On 8th July 1942 the tail wheel mounting broke on landing at Linton on Ouse and it sustained damage. The aircraft's AM Form 78 does not mention a damage assessment being made to Halifax W1047 for this incident but it does state that a repair on site begun on 10th July 1942. The AM Form 78 for Halifax W1046 does list Cat.Ac/FA damage to that aircraft on 8th July 1942 and it probably relates to the incident that happened on that date but to it's sister W1047, with it logged in error. A repair was carried out at Linton on Ouse and it was returned to 35 Squadron on 5th August 1942. 35 Squadron moved to Graveley on 15th August 1942. The aircraft was then lost on Ops with them on 6th October 1942 when it failed to return from Aachen, it crashed near Lille with the loss of the seven crew. It was struck off charge on the same date.