Accident Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III W8335,
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Date:Wednesday 25 February 1942
Time:03:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic A20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III
Owner/operator:418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF
Registration: W8335
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Barkway village, 15 miles from RAF Debden, Hertfordshire, England, -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Debden, Essex
Destination airport:RAF Debden
Narrative:
Forty minutes after takeoff on a night navigation sortie, the aircraft crashed into a hill near the village of Barkway, 15 miles from Debden

Sources:

418 Sqn ORB February 1942

Images:


418 Sqn ORB entry for loss of Boston W8335 and crew

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2022 06:45 grapeshot418 Added
04-Jul-2022 08:37 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]

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