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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1943 |
| Time: | 02:45 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LN285 |
| MSN: | QO-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bois l'Abbé woods, municipality Sains-du-Nord, Nord -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skipton-on-Swale |
Takeoff at 22:43 for an operation to Köln, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Fritz Söthe of the 3./NJG 4, flying from Florennes airfield, Belgium.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer William Howard Taylor RCAF J/17662 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer George Raymond Bousfield RCAF J/22810 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant William Ernest Armstrong RCAF R/131602 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frank Bertram Jackson RAFVR 1577059 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Douglas Allen Hogg RCAF R/141441 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/taylor-william.html
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3834
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2019 18:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jan-2019 18:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, ] |
| 02-Feb-2019 12:04 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Apr-2024 14:18 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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