Halifax DT584 at Snaith airfield.
On 3rd January 1943 this 51 Squadron aircraft was flown on an evening cross country training flight. The flight lasted just over two hours and on return to Snaith at 20.15hrs the landing was very heavy. The main starboard tyre burst and the aircraft swung off the flarepath resulting in damage to the tail wheel and probable further damage to the aircraft. It was thought that the tail wheel assembly had been damaged by earlier heavy landings. The damage must have been fairly serious as initial Cat.Ac damage was upgraded to Cat.B.
Pilot - F/Sgt Geoffrey Winston Woodward RAFVR (1188355).
Halifax DT584 was built to contract B982938/39 by English Electric Co.Ltd. at Samlesbury and was delivered as new to 77 Squadron at Elvington on 7th November 1942. The following day it transferred to 51 Squadron at Snaith when the unit converted from Whitley MkV's where it carried the code "MH-J". As a result of the crash ond 3rd January 1943 Cat.Ac/FA damage was the initial damage but this was upgraded to Re-Cat.B shortly after. On 12th January 1943 it was transported to the Handley Page repair works at Rawcliffe for a repair in works. With this complete it was flown to 8 MU on 30th March 1943 and was placed into store. On 16th August 1943 it was flown to 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit at Dalton and moved with the unit to Wombleton on 5th November 1943. On 10th December 1943 it made a heavy landing at Wombleton and suffered Cat.A(c)/FA damage which was repaired on site. It was written off at Wombleton on 14th August 1944 when it swung on landing at Wombleton whilst on circuit training. It ground looped, taking off the undercarriage. Cat.E2/FA damage was the damage assessment and it was struck off charge on the same date.