ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315377
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| Date: | Thursday 24 February 1944 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Coastal Artillery Cooperation Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 459 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Between Sidney Nova Scotia and Scoudouc New Brunswick -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Scoudouc NB |
| RCAF Sidney NS |
Pilot: J/11585 Flying Officer Philip Bosloy.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: R/85462 WO2 John Joseph Slabick
Aircraft left Scoudouc at 14h00, it was last seen near Sidney before disapearing without a trace. Extensive searches turned up nothing. Both crew members are commemorated on the Ottawa War Memorial.
Sources:
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2623056
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2622473
https://www.ottawamemorialproject.org/men/Philip-Bosloy.html
RCAF historical microfilms from RCAF/DND Archives Canada
Personnel files of both crew members including the official loss report (Archives Canada)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2023 14:08 | tachel | Added |
| 28-Jul-2023 09:08 | Nepa | Updated |
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