ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52917
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| Date: | Monday 13 April 1942 |
| Time: | 00:25 |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | Z2210 |
| MSN: | TH- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Between Klundert and Zwingelspaan, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Boston Z2210: Took off for Intruder operation over Gilze-Rijen airfield.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Lt Hans-Hermann Müller of the 7./NJG 2, who had taken off from Gilze-Rijen airfield in a Ju 88C; crashed at the Klundert - Fijnaart road.
The crew of three was taken prisoner of war:
Crew:
Pilot: 44972 Plt Off J D W Willis PoW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number 134
Navigator: R/76364 Sgt J E C Pringle RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 176.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: R/26949 Sgt B F Filliter RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 233
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1476&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Dutch Airwar Study Group 1939-1945
RAF Prisoners of War
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 May 1942 | W8281 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 3 | Camperduin beach, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Apr-2017 09:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2017 09:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 01-Dec-2017 21:23 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2018 07:39 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2020 19:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2020 19:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 17-Apr-2020 20:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date] |
| 22-Jun-2022 08:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Jul-2022 08:55 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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