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Old 19th October 2005, 00:06
Tony Kearns Tony Kearns is offline
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Re: Crash in Canada, 17 Oct 1944 ?

Hello,
The following is from Ocean Bridge The History of RAF Ferry Command.
17 Oct 1944 Marauder HD664 F/O Maurice Francis O'Neill RCAF Pilot
F/O John Walter Wood RCAF Pilot
Crashed Nassau.

Boston BZ593 F/O William George Preston RCAF RO/Nav Ran out of fuel and ditched in sea 15 miles W of Rabat Sale Morocco. Nav. drowned and pilot rescued after 21 hrs. in dinghy.
HTH.
Tony Kearns
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