ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318023
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 45 (Atlantic Ferry) Gp TC RAF |
| Registration: | BZ272 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 34 miles NNE of Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Dorval (Montreal) |
| UK |
Ferry flight from Canada to UK. Aircraft flying below low ceilings. Aircraft hit rocky hill and desintegrated going through trees on slope. The 3 crew members perished, their remains were left with the wreckage dut to difficult terrain.
Crew:
Pilot: N.1129 Lt. Fritz Werner Svenson (RNoAF) - killed
Navigator: J/12726 P/O John Evelyn Wreford Birkett (RCAF) - killed
WOp/AG: R/111310 WO2 Walter Jesse Thurlow (RCAF) - killed
Sources:
RCAF historical archives from wartime microfilms (RCAF/Archives Canada)
Personnel files of the 2 RCAF crew members containing the official loss report and investigation.
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2622458
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2623119
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=BZ272
http://ottawamemorialproject.org/men/John-Birkett.html?fbclid=IwAR3WA2qNI9OhG6oPEMI-omWEqPKlzyvF4r8Nv7B--_4CmindyK0tlrGUdkw
http://ottawamemorialproject.org/men/Walter-Thurlow.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2023 15:45 | tachel | Added |
| 15-Jul-2023 16:11 | tachel | Updated |
| 29-Jan-2024 22:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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