ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52894
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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 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Akkerwoude, Damwâld (Damwoude), Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
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=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 June 1942 | Z2171 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 3 | near Schiphol Airfield, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 10 July 1942 | W8304 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 3 | mouth of the Schelde estuary, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 31 July 1942 | W8326 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 3 | Hoeverweg, Egmond aan den Hoef, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
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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