The story
At the date of 21-06-1940, time: 1602, the aircraft type Albacore Serial L7089 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Texel (De Slufter - paal 24). The unit of crew and plane is: 826 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Lieutenant, name: P.W. Butterworth. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
The plane left from Bircham Newton to attack German oiltankers in the harbour of Den Helder
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
| 1602 | Shot down by Bf 109's | Force landed De Slufter pole 24 Texel | Noordholland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Hon | Mil reg | Air Force | Cemetery | Grave | Remark |
| Pilot | Lt. | P.W. | Butterworth | FAA | Survived | pow | |||
| Observer | Lt. | V.J. | Dyke | FAA | Den Burg | K-1-13 | dow | ||
| Air gunner | Aircm 1 | R.J. | Jackson | FAA | Survived | pow |
Photo: Gerrit Zijlstra
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