The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a bombing mission over Dortmund. It was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Bad Bentheim. The pilot was killed and three other occupants became PoW.
Eadie, John (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1940-July-08
Birth Date: 1910
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Home: Vancouver, British Columbia
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Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
61 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Purum Tonantes Thundering through the clear air
Base
RAF Hemswell
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
33473
Target
Dortmund Germany