ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204459
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AL284 |
| MSN: | OM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea. - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Exeter, East Devon |
Boston AL284: Took off at 12:50 hrs for a attack to Lannion airfield. 10/06/1942
Shot down by multiple Bf-109s.
Crew
P/O (104502) Thurstan Barns SKINNER (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1382240 Commission Gazetted : Friday 19 September, 1941)
P/O (J/6153) Lloyd Douglas BOWMAN (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sqt (1166132) Sgt Arthur PRINCE DFM RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=al284
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4. 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 |
| 27 April 1942 | Z2194 | 107 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Bourbourg, the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. | |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2018 12:49 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 24-Jan-2018 17:33 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2020 23:06 | tachel | Updated [Registration, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2023 09:17 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Registration, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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