ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16269
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| Date: | Sunday 28 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:10 |
| Type: |  Douglas Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AL459 |
| MSN: | YP-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field near Varennes, Mesnils-sur-Iton, Eure -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford Sussex |
The crew was returning to the RAF Ford in West Sussex following the attack of a German airbase located near Évreux, France. Following an uneventful mission, the crew was returning to his base when they were hit by enemy fire and the pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed in an open field located in the north part of France. While all three occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Pilot:107279 Plt Off Peter Penruddocke Coventry PoW
Observer:1051919 Sgt F.R. Gunning POW
Air Gunner:1059651 Sgt W N Barlow POW
Sources:
archive Bleiente
ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
French Crashes 39-45.
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1942 | W8374 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | Deelen Airfield, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2008 06:59 | Bleiente | Added |
| 20-Sep-2014 08:23 | Gloug | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 19-May-2015 17:08 | Gloug | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2018 13:52 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2018 13:52 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Feb-2018 16:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2019 08:53 | Coventryhall | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-May-2020 09:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source] |
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