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1944-03-05 Pilot Officer - Rescued | |
Lancaster Mk.II DS757 OWD | 426 (B) Sqn (RCAF) |
Take-off: 14:25 | Target: |
426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire) RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Halifax II aircraft DS 757 OW-D, flying low over the water on an air test and sea search, had a port outer engine failure. The aircraft crashed into the North Sea of the coast of Bridlington, England
P/O JR Willis (RCAF) survived and was rescued at sea. Please see Jamieson, DS for complete casualty list and flight detail
Others on the Aircraft
1944-06-29 RCAF Pilot Officer Hugh Waldie Birnie Rescued 2023-08-201944-03-05 RCAF Pilot Officer Donald Sinclair Jamieson Rescued 2022-05-16
1944-03-05 RCAF Flight Sergeant Percival NJ Logan MiD Rescued 2021-06-05