Halifax W7657 at Linton on Ouse airfield.

This aircraft's AM Form 78 states that on 5th May 1942 the 35 Squadron aircraft received a Cat.Ac damage assessment. It may relate to just damage found during a general assessment.

Crew - Names unknown.


Halifax W7657 was built by Handley Page at Hadlett and was delivered as new to 35 Squadron at Linton on Ouse on 11th April 1942. It received a Cat.Ac damage assessment on 5th May 1942 and after a repair on site it was returned to 35 Squadron on 11th May 1942. It moved to Graveley with the unit in August 1942. On the night of 19th / 20th September 1942 it failed to return from Ops to Saarbrucken while flown by the squadron's commanding officer. Cat.Em damage was recorded on the paperwork and it was struck off charge on 21st September 1942.

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