Boston W8358 Mk. III - Intruder (Night) - 1942-11-07 to 1942-11-08
Squadron: 418 (I) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1942-11-07
Completion Date: 1942-11-08
Mission: Intruder (Night)
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RAF Bradwell Bay
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Crash City: France
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Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable

418 City of Edmonton Squadron (Piyautailili) RCAF, RAF Bradwell Bay. Boston III aircraft W 8358 TH-R was lost during night intruder operations against a Luftwaffe base at Creil France. The Boston crashed near Romescamps, France, cause of loss not determined

Pilot Officer William Lyle Buchanan (RCAF), Flying Officer Raymond Hamilton Foote (RCAF) were killed in action

Flying Officer (later Flight Lieutenant) Alfred Charles Bist (RCAF) survived and was taken as Prisoner of War.

Pilot Officer Buchanan had survived being shot down 1942-08-19 in a 418 Squadron aircraft (W 8298) off Dieppe, France during Operation Jubilee

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