ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202844
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| Date: | Saturday 25 April 1942 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Douglas Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 226 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z2265 |
| MSN: | MQ-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel W of Dunkirk -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley (takeoff at 09:35 hrs) |
| Dry Dock Dunkirk |
Shot down by a Fw190. The aircraft was last seen West of Dunkirk being chased by Fw190's at 10,000ft and was shot down into the channel
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer William Ernest Newton Pasterfield RAFVR 106232 (NCO:1215505 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 October, 1941) [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Edmund Ronald Baird RAFVR 1107265 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Joseph Morris RAFVR 1102284 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Clifden Darnell RAF 628951 [Killed]
All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
CWGC
French Crashes 39-45
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z2265+&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2017 20:27 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Feb-2018 16:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2022 18:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2024 07:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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