Lancaster DS601 at East Moor airfield.

During the 17th August 1943 this 1679 Heavy Conversion Flight aircraft was used to fly a training flight. After a 2.5 hours flight the crew landed at their base of East Moor without incident. An inspection of the aircraft then followed and a number of rivits on the outer main plane were found damaged possibly due to one or a series of heavy landings. The named pilot is given on the AM Form 1180 but was not held at fault.

Pilot - Sgt J A Clark RAFVR (657504).

Sgt Clark had been injured or wounded on active service in the weeks prior to 17th August 1943 and was at 1679 Conversion Flight for training to fly Lancasters. He and his crew were posted to 408 Squadron on 25th August 1943. He flew a couple of operational sorties with them as a second pilot but then nothing more is known about his service.

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