ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52890
Last updated: 18 October 2020
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| Date: | 20-MAY-1942 |
| Time: | 03:18 |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W8281 |
| C/n / msn: | TH- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Camperduin beach, Schoorl, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay |
Takeoff at 00:37 hrs for an intruder operation to Schiphol airfield.
The aircraft was hit by light Flak of the 3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 845 and crashed.
All three rest at Bergen cemetery:
Pilot:1083456 Sgt George William Goldson Harding - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1. Row C. Grave 1.
Observer:R/74962 Flt Sgt Robert Porter Shannon RCAF - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1. Row D. Grave 28.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/68328 Sgt Roy George Dusten RCAF - Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1. Row D. Grave 29.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1517&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-May-2017 11:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2017 16:44 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2017 16:46 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2018 07:46 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 12:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 12:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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