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Yet about 25% of Crews survived a full 1st Tour, after which they were classed as “ Tour Expired” or “ Screened”, then Trained as Instructors and were sent to HCU’s & OTU’s to Train even more Crews. The loss rate was around the 50% mark, so mathematically it was nigh impossible to survive. Crews turning back early through Technical problems did not count as having successfully Operated ( Boomerang). An “ Op” was a successfully completed Flight or Sortie, where the Primary or Secondary Target had been attacked. Once on an Operational Squadron, a normal ‘ Tour of Duty’ was 30 Completed Operations. These rates of Pay might seem rather low & inadequate for the tasks that they were performing, but it must be remembered that they were serving their Country in time of War and therefore money did not come into it. Bomb Aimer: 13/6d per day, Flight Engineer: 12/- per day, Wireless Operator: 8/9d per day, Air Gunner: 8/6d per day. The rates of Pay for Sergeant Aircrew in 1943 were: Pilot: 13/6d per day, Navigator: 13/6d per day. This Book was signed by the Flight Leader each Month and by the Commanding Officer of the Squadron or the various Trade Leaders at the end of the Tour (eg: a Bomb Aimer’s Log would be signed by the Bombing Leader, the Gunner’s by the Gunnery Leader etc.). Rear Gunner.įlying Log: every Crew member was required to keep a Flying Logbook of every Flight he took including Air Tests, Transport, Training & Operational Flying. The interior of a Halifax was not roomy, but it was provided with 2 Rest Bunks and an Elsan Toilet.įor any given 100 Aircrew in Bomber Command, 1939-1945 the Statistical Breakdown was:-ġ. The Wireless Operator sat below the Pilot and the Bomb Aimer in the Nose. The latter was kept very busy with Adjustments & Fuel Management. The Navigator & the Flight Engineer were placed in the front Fuselage, between the front Turret and the Cockpit. There were 3 Gunners, in the Nose, Mid & Rear Turrets. The Aircraft required a Crew of 7, namely:- The Pilot, the Navigator, the Flight Engineer, the Wireless Operator, the Bomb Aimer, the Mid Upper Gunner and the Rear Gunner. The Flight-Engineer and I were in constant communication.” Halifax’s, however, had a much better reputation for Survival when Baling-out. But the Instruments were arranged as if they had been flung in through the Window and fitted where they landed. It was, in fact, the ideal Aeroplane to go to sleep in. If left to fly itself, it would Porpoise its way back to straight & level. “The Halifax always seemed reluctant to leave the ground and glad to be back down again. Its early design faults and haphazard arrangement of internal controls, dials & switches made it harder work to fly. If you have specific questions or information about content, the website, and applications, please contact us.Halifax Aircrews, even today, insist that it was a better Aeroplane than the Lancaster.
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