Handley Page Halifax Hoklingen, Nord-Trøndelag
35.Squadron RAF W1048 TL-S (S-Sugar) 27.04 1942
Took off from RAF Kinloss in Scotland,
to participate in an attack on the German Battleship Tirpitz, moored at Fættenfjord
north of Trondheim. They were hit by German flak and caught fire. The Halifax
bomber flown by Pilot Officer Don MacIntyre (Canada) made
a successful crash landing on the frozen Lake Hoklingen. The crew escaped
and evaded, with the exception of the Flight Engineer Vic Stevens
who had been injured in the crash landing. Navigator Pilot Officer Ian
Hewitt. Tail Gunner Sgt. Ron Wilson. W/Op Air Gunner
Dave Perry. W/Op Air Gunner Pierre Blanchett. Full story of this Air
Raid on Tirpitz, at Linzee Druce web site:here
The aircraft is now on display in the Bomber Command Hall at the RAF Museum of Flight, Hendon, London.