The following information regards the loss of the Halifax V aircraft, (Serial No: DG244, Code: MA:Y) of Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 161 Squadron based at R.A.F Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England, on which Pilot Officer T. W. Challoner DFC, was a member of the crew.
Date: Friday 19th March 1943 / Saturday 20th March 1943
Take - Off At: 19:50
Target: SIS / Special Duties
Pilot:
| Name | Rank | No. | Regiment | Age | Awards |
| Herbert Lloyd Wynne | Flying Officer | 129105 | RAF Volunteer Reserve | 27 | DFM |
Crew:
| Name | Rank | No. | Regiment | Age | Awards |
| Raymond Robert Seppings Rolfe | Flight Sergeant | 1180657 |
RAF Volunteer Reserve |
23 | |
| Thomas Bell Colwell | Sergeant | 577324 | RAF | ||
| William Harry Franklin | Flying Officer | 125434 | RAF Volunteer Reserve | 20 | DFC |
| James Cornelius Insole | Sergeant | 1265045 | RAF Volunteer Reserve | 21 | |
| Eric William Foster | Sergeant | 1583333 | RAF Volunteer Reserve | 19 | |
| Thomas William Challoner | Pilot Officer | 50465 | RAF | 22 | DFC |
Further details:
It is believed that Pilot Officer Challoner was reported missing (As were the rest of the crew) on a mission, 60 miles Southwest of Oslo, Norway and that he had been an Air Gunner with the crew.
All of the above airmen are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial - Surrey, UK.
Acknowledgement
Thanks to Rob Davis for help with information for this page, visit his site RAF Bomber Command 1939 - 1945
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