Halifax R9363 at Topcliffe airfield.

During the afternoon of 31st March 1944 this 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit aircraft was flown on a circuits and landings training exercise using Topcliffe airfield. After just over two hours of the exercise and on one of the landings at Topcliffe at 18.45hrs the tail wheel oleo broke following a shimey. The aircraft came to rest with minor damage having being sustained.

Pilot - F/O Maxwell Samuel Strange RCAF (J/24504).