Three Canadian airmen were killed on May 5, 1943, when their Vickers Wellington Bomber was intercepted and shot down by a German fighter. At 9:00 a.m. on November 27, 2002 at the Wilnis General Cemetery, in Wilnis, The Netherlands, Flight Sergeant Joseph Evariste Adrien Thibaudeau, Flight Sergeant Joseph White, and Warrant Officer Class I Robert Benjamin Moulton will be buried with full military honours. Family members will travel from Canada to attend the service.

Sergeant Gordon Carter and Sergeant Howard Hoddinott were also on board the burning aircraft, but parachuted out and were taken prisoner by the Germans.

The remains of F/S Thibaudeau, and F/S White were recovered in September with the wreckage of the aircraft, which crashed in a peat bog and disappeared almost immediately. Partial remains of WOI Moulton were also recovered, and will be added to his grave.

The recovery effort was initiated by the Salvage Vickers Wellington 1943 Foundation and carried out by the Royal Netherlands Air Force Salvage Team with the support of the Canadian Embassy, the community of Wilnis and municipality of De Ronde Venen. The Royal Netherlands Army Identification Unit identified the remains using records provided by the Government of Canada.