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| Date: | Saturday 20 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BJ919 |
| MSN: | OW-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
| Wilhelmshaven |
Lost without a trace on operations. First all Canadian crew of 426 Sqn. Mission was to bomb Wilhelmshaven.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Joseph Omer Romain Gauthier RCAF R/107473 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Harry Russell Bailey RCAF R/82988 [Killed]
Warrant Officer Class II Roy Wilson Ferrier RCAF R/105725 [Killed]
Flying Officer Campbell Archibald McKinnon RCAF J/10893 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Ralph Carlton Ramsay RCAF R/130158 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Frank Ruzycki RCAF R/93563 [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=bj919
https://426sqdn.ca/remembrances/honour_roll_i.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2019 02:31 | tachel | Added |
| 19-Jan-2020 18:11 | tachel | Updated [Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2024 07:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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