Accident Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III W8281,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52890
 
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Date:Wednesday 20 May 1942
Time:03:18
Type:Silhouette image of generic A20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III
Owner/operator:418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF
Registration: W8281
MSN: TH-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Camperduin beach, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Boston W8281: Takeoff at 00:37 hrs for an intruder operation to Schiphol airfield. 20/05/1942
The aircraft was hit by light Flak of the 3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 845
Crashed in Camperduin beach, Noord-Holland at 03:18 hrs.
The crew:
Sgt (1083456) George William Goldson Harding (pilot) RAFVR - killed.
F/Sgt (R/74962) Robert Porter Shannon (obs.) RCAF - killed
Sgt (R/68328) Roy George Dusten (WOp/AG) RCAF - killed

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1517&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
ORB 418 Sqdn RCAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 April 1942 Z2210 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF 0 Between Klundert and Zwingelspaan, Noord-Brabant w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
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]
19-Jun-2022 02:37 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
04-Jul-2022 19:05 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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