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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1942 |
| Time: | 03:18 |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W8281 |
| MSN: | TH- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Camperduin beach, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Boston W8281: Takeoff at 00:37 hrs for an intruder operation to Schiphol airfield. 20/05/1942
The aircraft was hit by light Flak of the 3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 845
Crashed in Camperduin beach, Noord-Holland at 03:18 hrs.
The crew:
Sgt (1083456) George William Goldson Harding (pilot) RAFVR - killed.
F/Sgt (R/74962) Robert Porter Shannon (obs.) RCAF - killed
Sgt (R/68328) Roy George Dusten (WOp/AG) RCAF - killed
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1517&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
ORB 418 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-May-2017 11:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2017 16:44 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2017 16:46 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2018 07:46 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 12:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 12:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2022 02:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Jul-2022 19:05 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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