Halifax LW209 damaged in the air, returned to Linton on Ouse airfield.
During the afternoon of 12th August 1944 the crew of this 426 Squadron aircraft undertook an operational flight to bomb a target at Montrichard. The crew took off from Linton on Ouse airfield at 11.07hrs. They released their bomb load onto target markers from 16,500 feet at 14.01 hrs and it was hit by a flak burst which caused damage to the bomb bay. Despite the damage the crew returned to Linton on Ouse and landed at 16.58hrs.
Pilot - F/O Stephen Murray Seaman RCAF (J/23848).
Navigator - F/O R J Driscoll RCAF (J/14412).
Bomb Aimer - F/O R T Earley RCAF (J/28952).
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - P/O J G Coweny RCAF (J/37937).
Air Gunner - Sgt D G MacBean RCAF (R/201807).
Air Gunner - Sgt R R Melange RCAF (R/218697).
Flight Engineer - Sgt W Mitchener RAFVR (1695730).