ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213316
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| Date: | Saturday 16 August 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 615 (County of Surrey) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z2578 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Llanddeusant, Tref Alaw, Anglesey, North Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales (VLY/EGOV) |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIA Z2578 of 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron RAF was written off (destroyed) when crashed at Llanddeusant, Tref Aalw, Anglesey, North Wales 16.8.41; pilot killed.
Pilot was Pilot Officer Joseph Francois Yves Albert Boulanger (RCAF, Service Number J/4113, aged 26).
The pilot came from St. Hubert, Quebec, and was buried at St, Mary's Roman Catholic Cenetery at Holyhead, Anglesey. The ORB (Operational Record Book - Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) gives the crash site location as "Llanfigael". He was on a formation practice flight with Sgt Spencer. No entry in the form AM/F.541 as this was a training flight
Llanddeusant is a small linear village, on Anglesey, North Wales about 10 miles north east of Holyhead.
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/20/W1091: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6577299
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/8350: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16924192
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2716061/joseph-francois-yves-albert-boulanger/
4. Veterans Affairs Canada http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2716061
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?9549-P-O-J-F-Y-A-Boulanger-RCAF-16-Aug-1941-615-Sqn&p=55827#post55827
6. https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/rcaf-casualties-second-world-war/bootsma-to-bremmer/
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanddeusant,_Anglesey
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2018 15:58 | tachel | Added |
| 15-Jul-2018 15:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Jul-2018 16:20 | tachel | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Jul-2018 18:32 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2019 19:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 01-Apr-2022 18:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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