Halifax VI RG603 at Carnaby airfield.

During the morning of 3rd July 1945 this 466 Squadron aircraft was flown on a cross country training flight. The exercise was all but complete and the crew were almost certainly in the circuit of their home airfield at Driffield when it became apparent to the crew that the aircraft had no brake pressure. The crew were diverted to land at Carnaby and where they landed at 10.00hrs but the landing was heavy and was also some distance down the runway when it touched down. It began to swing and head towards a lorry but the pilot managed to avoid it by deliberately swing it away. It then struck a FIDO lighting installation, ground looped and eventually the undercarriage collapsed. The second pilot was at the controls at the time of the incident. The damaged was assessed as Cat.E/FA and it was struck off charge on 12th July 1945.

Second Pilot - F/O James Robert Carroll RAAF (432751).

Pilot - F/Lt Daniel Thomas Conway DFC RAAF (415402).

Four further crew - Names unknown.