Halifax NA581 damaged in the air, landed at Tholthorpe airfield.

On the night of 28th / 29th July 1944 the crew of this 425 Squadron aircraft undertook an operational flight to bomb a target at Hamburg. The crew took off from Tholthorpe airfield at 22.15hrs. They released their bomb load onto target markers from 18,800 feet at 01.17hrs. At 01.34hrs a flak burst caused damaged to the aeroplane. Despite the damage the crew returned to Tholthorpe and landed at 04.10hrs.

Pilot - F/O Joseph Georges Jules Dargis RCAF (J/27243).

Navigator - F/O Joseph Francois Rosaire Garneau RCAF (J/26358).

Bomb Aimer - F/Sgt Idola Romeo Rolland Enos RCAF (R/171301).

Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - WO2 J T Julien Cote RCAF (R/159299).

Air Gunner - F/Sgt Joseph Leo Dominique Vezina RCAF (R/136634).

Air Gunner - F/Sgt J L Konantz RCAF (R/191083).

Flight Engineer - P/O Wilfred Raymond Williams RAFVR (184754).

Air Gunner - Sgt W MacLeod RCAF (R/151112).

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