Boston BZ238 - Ferry Flight - 1942-12-30 to 1942-12-30
Squadron: Ferry Command (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-12-30
Completion Date: 1942-12-30
Mission: Ferry Flight
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Dorval, Quebec
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Crash City: Atlantic Ocean
Crash Specifics: etween Georgetown, British Guiana and Belem, Brazil
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable

RAF Ferry Command, Dorval Quebec, Boston IIIa aircraft BZ 238 missing on ferry flight between Georgetown, British Guiana and Belem, Brazil, cause unknown

Navigator Pilot Officer JRW Craig (RCAF), US Civilian Pilot Captain JR Scribbins and British Civilian Radio Officer SG Wells were all missing, presumed killed in this flying accident

The missing have no known grave but Pilot Officer Craig and Captain Scribbins are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial. and Radio Officer Wells is commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial

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

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