Halifax W1092 at Topcliffe airfield.

At 00.47hrs on 4th July 1943 this 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit aircraft was in the process of taking off from Topcliffe as part of a circuits and landings training flight when a tyre burst, the aircraft ground looped and the undercarriage collapsed.

Pilot - Sgt L P Pitt RAFVR (1316374).

Pilot - F/Sgt R Stewart RCAF (R/91538).

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