ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202888
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| Date: | Monday 27 April 1942 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z2194 |
| MSN: | OM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bourbourg, the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Massingham, Norfolk |
Boston Z2194: Took off 14:22hrs to bomb mission a power station in the Sequedin area. 27/04/1942
Shot down by Fw 190s while in the target area.
Claim by Hptm Johannes Seifert Stab1./JG26. near Bourbourg at 15:50hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Kenneth Nicholas Carpenter RAF 1283712 [PoW]
Observer : Flight Lieutenant John Francis Williams RAFVR 106173 (NCO:931496 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 October, 1941) [PoW, died later]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Gordon Samuel Gay Black RCAF R/65165 [PoW]
P/O Williams was one the Great Escapers who executed by the Gestapo and cremated at Breslau.
His remains were then buried the others who were also murdered at Poznan Old Garrison Poland.
Sources:
1. CWGC
2. French Crashes 39-45
3. Bomber Command Losses 1942
4. chrome-extension://mhjfbmdgcfjbbpaeojofohoefgiehjai/index.html
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 February 1942 | W8319 | 107 Sqn RAF | 3 | south-east of Flitcham Abbey, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
| 17 April 1942 | Z2255 | 107 Sqn RAF | 3 | English Channel near Cherbourg Harbour. | |
w/o |
| 25 April 1942 | AL286 | 107 Sqn RAF | 2 | English Channel 3 miles off Cherbourg, department of Manche, Normandy. | |
w/o |
| 10 June 1942 | AL284 | 107 Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing - North Sea. |  |
w/o |
| 7 November 1942 | Z2157 | 107 Sqn RAF | 4 | Lietard Farm near Weelgem (West Vlaanderen), 6 km NE of Menin |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2017 22:47 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 24-Jan-2018 17:06 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2018 17:07 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2018 17:30 | XindelX | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2024 06:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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