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Date: | Monday 18 May 1942 |
Time: | 01:15 |
Type: | Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
Registration: | W8318 |
MSN: | TH-? |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Akkerwoude, Damwâld (Damwoude), Friesland -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Boston W8318: failed to return from an operational flight over Leeuwarden, Holland, 18/05/ 1942.
Takeoff at 22:56 hrs for an intruder operation to Leeuwarden airfield.
Over the airfield, the aircraft was hit by light Flak and crashed.
Crew:
F/O (79234) S B De Mier (us. WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
P/O (J/5688) W.F. Young (obs.) RCAF - killed
Cpl (529365) F.J.G. Miller (AG) RAF - killed,
S/Ldr (40197) P.S.Q. Anderson (pilot) RAF - survived /POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1513&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield= Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
17-May-2017 21:11 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
25-Jan-2018 07:43 |
XindelX |
Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
20-Apr-2020 11:49 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
04-Jul-2022 10:20 |
Nepa |
Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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