Woodburn, James Douglas

Killed in Action 1941-10-22

Birth Date: 1914-December-08

Born:

Son of Henry Paden Woodburn and Mary Blair Woodburn, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Home: Cyrville, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Decorations: DFM

Distinguished Flying Medal

Service

RCAF

Unit

18 Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Flight Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/54201

18 Squadron (Animo Et Fide). Blenheim aircraft Z 7898 blew up in the air during operations at Khims, North Africa. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.

Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
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The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

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