Accident Lockheed Hudson Mk III AM731,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53042
 
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Date:Monday 15 December 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic L14 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed Hudson Mk III
Owner/operator:407 (Demon) Sqn RCAF
Registration: AM731
MSN: RR-H
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Waddenzee E of Vlieland, Friesland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Operation - Coastal Patrol
Crashed under unknown circumstances. 407 Sqn RCAF.

Pilot / P/O. L.W. Almquist J/4339 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial
Observer / P/O. J.A. Bitcon J/4751 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / Sgt. W. Turley R/77393 RCAF / Usquert cemetery, Groningen
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / P/O. P.G. Ford J/6849 RCAF / Vlieland cemetery

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=AM731&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.vlieland.waddengebiedindeoorlog.nl/luchtoorlog/]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
15-Jul-2015 13:03 gerard57 Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]
28-Sep-2015 08:12 Iwosh Updated [Operator]
06-Nov-2017 18:06 Laurent Rizzotti Updated [Aircraft type]
26-Jan-2018 18:16 TB Updated [Operator, Narrative]
06-Dec-2021 09:13 TigerTimon Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
06-Dec-2021 09:14 TigerTimon Updated [[Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]]
15-Jun-2022 04:37 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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