ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202438
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| Date: | Sunday 12 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W8355 |
| MSN: | OM-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel off Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Massingham, Norfolk |
Boston W8355/G: Took off at 12:21 hrs for Circus 122/ attack to Railway installations at Hazebrouck (Fr.) 12/04/1942
Hit by Flak over target and ditched in the English Channel.
Crew:
Sgt (1182470) Alan Sydney HATTON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt.(Aus.402566) Jack Francis CONNOLLY (Obs.) RAAF - POW
Sgt.(1283610) Colin Frank DOCHERTY (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sgt.(798558) Thomas Joseph DELANEY (AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
2.CWGC
3.France-Crashes 39-45
4.Henk Welting's Database
5.VBS Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 October 1943 | BZ203 | 107 Sqn RAF | 3 | Veerse Meer, Aagtekerke-Veere, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2017 13:51 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 24-Jan-2018 17:07 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2018 17:29 | XindelX | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2022 07:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2022 07:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport] |
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