Handley Page Halifax III (MZ452 ZL-E) on a mission near Kristiansand on 1945-02-26
On Sunday, 25 February 1945, (a part of) the aircraft of the 429 squadron (RCAF), took off for a mission to Frisian Islands in Netherlands from a station (airfield) in or near Leeming.
One of the crew members was Flight Lieutenant I B Benson RCAF. He departed for his mission at 16:58.
He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type III, with serial MZ452 and code ZL-E). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Monday, 26 February 1945.
Greg Kopchuk: The latitude where other aircraft on the same op report laying mines is 58 N and 08 E which puts it off the coast of Norway near Kristiansand.
Handley Page Halifax III (MZ452 ZL-E) on a mission near Kristiansand on 1945-02-26
Information about aircraft who did not return from this mission can be found here. Information about the other crew members on this flight can be found at this website (Aircrew Remembered). This website also provides the flight information for this record.
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