The Badgery crew successfully completed a tour of operations with 431 Squadron in 1944 flying both Halifax V's and Halifax BIII's from Tholthorpe and Croft.

 The crew are as follows left to right: 

 Sgt. A.B. Heron R/G,  Sgt. W.S.Sparkes F/E,  F/S F.A. Badgery Pilot (AUS), Sgt. A.Pitt NAV., F/O J.H.Page B/A,  W/O F. McIntyre MU/AG, W/O D. Meddings W/OP.

(Photo Courtesy of William Heron, brother of Sgt. A.B. Heron)