ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52707
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| Date: | Friday 10 July 1942 |
| Time: | 03:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W8304 |
| MSN: | TH-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | mouth of the Schelde estuary, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Took off at 01:30 hrs for an intruder operation against the Gilze-Rijen and Eindhoven airfields.
Crashed in Sea/Scheldt at 03:00 hrs.
The crew:
F/Sgt Frederick BRADLEY (R/86295) obs. (RCAF) - killed
Sgt Anthony Stewart DOUGLAS (655207) pilot (RAF) - killed
Sgt Elric Cameron Latter JONES (R/55620) WOp/AG (RCAF) - killed
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1689
ORB 418 Sqdn RCAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 May 1942 | W8318 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 3 | Akkerwoude, Damwâld (Damwoude), Friesland | |
w/o |
| 24 June 1942 | Z2171 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 3 | near Schiphol Airfield, Noord-Holland | |
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 |
| 08-Jul-2017 09:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2018 07:48 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 06-May-2020 09:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2020 09:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
| 04-Jul-2022 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2022 13:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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