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Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III near Baie-Johan-Beetz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 1145 LT
Operator:
Registration:
BZ272
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7566
YOM:
1941
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
1152
Captain / Total hours on type:
65.00
Circumstances:
The crew departed Montreal-Dorval Airport on a transatlantic delivery flight to UK. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances 47 km north-northeast of Baie-Johan-Beetz, at coordinates 50° 40' 06.0" N 62° 30' 35.0" W. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Fritz Werner Svenson, pilot,
P/O John Evelyn Wreford Birkett, navigator,
W/O Walter Jesse Thurlow, wireless operator.
Final Report: