ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52652
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AL725 |
| MSN: | OM-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Breskens, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Massingham, Norfolk |
Boston AL725/J: Took off at 16:08 hrs for an operation to Vlissingen /Flushing in Zeeland. 01/08/1942
The aircraft was hit by Marine Flak and crashed at 17:50 hrs.
The three crew members rest in the Vlissingen cemetery:
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Geoffrey Peter Corah RAFVR 115161 [Killed] (NCO:1215311 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 10 February, 1942)
Observer : Pilot Officer Frank Edward Allen RAFVR 118637 [Killed] (NCO:1383583 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 June, 1942)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Arthur Alan Hewson Lindley RAFVR 120181 [Killed] (NCO:963972 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 June, 1942)
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 February 1943 | W8302 | 107 Sqn RAF | 3 | Lage Donk, 4 km NW of Etten Holland, 10 km W of Breda, Noord-Brabant. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Aug-2017 13:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2018 17:36 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-May-2020 13:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2023 06:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]] |
| 01-Aug-2023 07:30 | Anon. | Updated [[[Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]]] |
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