Squadron: Ferry Command (RAF)

Start Date: 1942-12-10

Completion Date: 1942-12-10

Mission: Ferry Flight

Operation: unspecified

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Base: Gander, Newfoundland

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Crash City: Iceland

Crash Specifics: aerodrome at Reykjavik

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Crash Reason: groundcollision

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RAF Ferry Command, Gander, Newfoundland. Boston aircraft BZ 287, transitting from Gander, struck a fuel drum while landing and crashed at the aerodrome in Reykjavik, Iceland, killing two of the three crew aboard

Wireless Operator FS OR Ballantyne (RCAF) and Pilot Flight Lieutenant ST Wessel (RNAF) were killed in the crash, but the unknown Allied Navigator survived. (Larsson)

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie page 316

unvetted Source World War II Crash Sites in Iceland - Douglas Boston, Meeks Field,...

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General RAF Commands

Boston BZ287 - Ferry Flight - 1942-12-10 to 1942-12-10