Halifax LV987 damaged in the air, landed at Leeming airfield.
On the night of 18th / 19th April 1944 this 427 Squadron aircraft was used to fly an operational flight to bomb a target at Le Bourget, France and took off from Leeming airfield at 20.50hrs. The crew released their bomb load onto the target at 23.58hrs from 15,900 feet but while over the congested target a collision occurred between 427 Squadron Halifax LV987 (which saw six feet of the starboard wing being cut off) and Halifax LW987. Damaged to the port outer engine and propeller occurred. The crew of Halifax LV987 landed at Leeming without further incident at 02.40hrs.
Pilot - WO David Frank Foster RCAF (R/136520).
Navigator - F/O Gordon McTavish Waddell RCAF (J/24620).
Air Bomber - F/O Thomas William Farr RCAF (J/26297).
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - Sgt Edward Carter-Edwards RCAF (R/186108).
Flight Engineer - Sgt George William Philliskirk RAFVR (1874051).
Air Gunner - Sgt Charles Walter Ford RCAF (R/223522).
Air Gunner - Sgt Martin Donnan RCAF (R/171503).