This crew was killed when their
Halifax III NA-190 coded PT-U iced up and crashed shortly after
take-off near Tadcaster, Yorkshire on March 5, 1945
while on operations to Chemnitz. Sgt MacGregor was absent on this trip,
and was subbed by Sgt J. H. Waugh RCAF DFM, who was the only crew
member able to bail out safely before the crash.
Back
row L to R:- P/O R. F. Sollie
RCAF, Pilot; F/S W. Gaba RCAF, Navigator; P/O E. Kaechele RCAF, Bomb aimer;
and
Sgt R. L. Dinnen RAF, Flight Engineer.
Front
row L to R:- F/O R. G. Smith RCAF, Wireless Op; Sgt MacGregor, RCAF, Mid-upper Gunner;
and Sgt R. O. Battler RCAF, Rear gunner.