ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52213
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| Date: | Monday 25 January 1943 |
| Time: | 11:47 |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 226 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W8354 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vlissingen Airfield, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley |
Shot down by Marineflak 9./810.
Target: Vlissingen
Call Sign: MQ-J
Takeoff time: 10:46hrs
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Adrian Grey Wilson RAAF Aus/416310 Killed
Navigator : Flying Officer Ronald Herbert Aitchison Evans RAFVR 119223 (NCO:1293180 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 June, 1942) Killed
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant David John Dudley Thomas RAFVR 1379101 Killed
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Stanley Oakes RAFVR 1230795 Killed
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2003&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jan-2018 11:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 16:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2022 14:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jan-2024 07:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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