Halifax NR183 damaged in the air, landed at Driffield airfield.
On 2nd November 1944 this 466 Squadron aircraft undertook an operational flight to bomb Dusseldorf and took off from Driffield airfield at 16.26hrs. The crew released their bomb load onto the target area at 19.33hrs from 17,500 feet but while over the target area the aircraft attacked and damaged by an enemy jet aircraft. Despite the damage the crew made a safe landing back at Driffield at 22.23hrs.
Pilot - F/O Joseph Herbert Waxman RAAF (418994).
Navigator - F/Sgt Alfred Peter Gardner RAFVR (1396901).
Air Bomber - F/Sgt Timothy Fletcher RAFVR (1567528).
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - F/Sgt Brian Justin Bourke RAAF (419108).
Flight Engineer - Sgt D E Moulder RAFVR (1893392).
Air Gunner - Sgt A McKinnie RAFVR (1900037).
Air Gunner - Sgt R V Heath RAFVR (2216624).