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| Date: | Tuesday 13 July 1943 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  North American B-25 Mitchell II |
| Owner/operator: | 111 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | FR383 |
| MSN: | 82-5777 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles SW of Clifton Point -
 Bahamas
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Nassau Bahamas |
Mitchell FR383 : Crashed on a training exercise. One RAAF and five RCAF (11 OTU RCAF) crew. 13/07/1943
Crew: All killed
Sergeant Billy DASCHUK (R/158314) RCAF
Sergeant Wilcox Thomas David JAMES (Aus.421302) RAAF
Pilot Officer Wilfred JOHNSON (J/23528) RCAF
Sergeant John Barth KOEPKE (R/163792) RCAF
Sergeant Robert Paul MEEHAN (R/139262) RCAF
Pilot Officer James Brewer McARTHUR (J/21930) RCAF
Sources:
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RC09125_008--1-.pdf
http://www.raafdb.com/view_aircraft.asp?id=360
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2015 08:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Jan-2016 21:45 | JIXN | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Dec-2017 20:45 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2024 12:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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