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426 "Thunderbird" Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force History Part 4 |
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On the afternoon of Wednesday 25th of April 1945, twenty Handley
Page Halifax bombers from 426 Squadron took off on what was to be the
units' last bombing raid of the war. Led by their Commanding Officer
Wing Commander C.N. Black from St. John, New Brunswick, the Thunderbirds
together with 462 other bombers, attacked the coastal defences of Wangerooge
Island located at the eastern end of the Frisian chain of islands. These
defences controlled the approaches to the German ports of Bremen and Wilhemshaven.
At 20:06 hours, Halifax VII, NP737 "N" piloted by Flying Officer
J. Boyle touched down at the Squadron's base at Linton-on-Ouse. This brought
to a close twenty seven months of sustained operations as a bomber squadron.
This last raid was not without it's tragic consequences for the unit.
An aircraft and crew captained by WO2 J.C. Tuplin from Summerside Prince
Edward Island were lost.
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