Halifax and Manchester Losses - 460 Squadron RAAF

DATE	HALIFAX	PILOT & CREW	OPERATION/LOCATION
19 Sep 1942	DT 481	RAAF 403079 Flt Sgt Solomons, S A Captain (Pilot) RAAF 400931 Flt Sgt Morant, A R (Navigator) RAAF 401220 Sgt Keys, F R (Bomb Aimer) RAAF 403658 FO Brander, H S (Wireless Operator Air Gunner) RAAF 416113 Sgt Bishop, F E (Front Gunner) RAAF 404860 Flt Sgt Sutton, J T (Rear Gunner) RAAF 22126 Cpl Hazelton, W J R (Fitter 2A) RAF Sgt Betteridge, A S (Flight Engineer)	During an air firing exercise near Binbrook. Aircraft was based at Breighton.
22 Sep 1942	W 1272	RAF FO Purcival, J W (Pilot Instructor) RAAF 400952 Flt Lt Falkiner, J A (Pilot under training) RAF Sgt Jones, LO H (Flight Engineer) RAAF 402589 Flt Sgt Cox, R G (Rear Gunner) * * A member of No.20 Op. Training Unit RAF.	Aircraft belonged to 1656 Conversion Flight. Training exercise including tank changing, 3 engine flying, cross wind landings and demonstration of rudder stall. Aircraft crashed a quarter of a mile east of "Middle Farm", Catterton, Yorkshire near Tadcaster UK.

DATE	MANCHESTER	PILOT & CREW	OPERATION/LOCATION
19 Oct 1942	R 5780	RAF PO Horner, R D Captain (Pilot)* RAAF 404146 FO Murphy, D M (2nd Pilot) RAAF 408768 FO Wood, R W (Navigator) RAAF 405580 FO Forrester L (Wireless Operator Air Gunner) RAF AC2 Dobell* RAF AC1 Hodges* *Members of 1656 Conversion Training Flight RAF.	Temporarily stationed at RAF Breighton, on a short flight air firing practice. Crashed 2kms ENE of Lichfield drome, Staffordshire.

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