The story
At the date of 05-05-1943, time: 216, the aircraft type Wellington has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Ittersum (Marsweg). The unit of crew and plane is: 428 Sqdn. First flyer rank: F/Sergeant, name: D.W. Johnson. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Crew: Wellington HE864 Mk.X NA-D - 5 May 1943 - Mission: Dortmund
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R/120884 - F/Sgt. - Pilot - D. W. "Dennis" Johnson - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA - De Kranenburg Cemetery - Grave 2
R/110932 - F/Sgt. - Navigator - J. "John" Prosnyck - RCAF - Age 24 - KIA - De Kranenburg Cemetery - Grave 1
R/61778 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - J. L. "Jim" Boyd - RCAF - Age .. - INJ/POW - in Camp 4A, POW No. 78
R/79019 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - D. E. "Tommy" Thomson - RCAF - Age .. - POW - in Camps L1/L6/L4, POW No. 1273
R/113949 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - J. J. "Frenchie" Levasseur - RCAF - Age .. - POW - in Camps L1/L6/357, POW No. 1145
D. W. "Dennis" Johnson
J. "John" Prosnyck
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