The H. Purvis Crew of 427 Squadron.
L to R: P/O H. Purvis RCAF-POW Pilot; Sgt M. Beach RCAF-POW,
Navigator;
F/O J. MacLoud RCAF-POW Bomb aimer; F/Sgt W. Crowe RCAF-POW,
Wireless
Op;
Sgt H. Carpenter RAF-POW, Flight Engineer; Sgt M. Hicks RAF
Mid-upper Gunner and
F/Sgt W. Draganiuk RCAF
Rear Gunner.
This crew was lost when their Halifax III LV-968 coded ZL-L
failed
to return from operations
to Karlsruhe on April 24/25, 1944 due to severe icing.
Photo graciously supplied by 427 Squadron Historical Unit.