ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200810
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| Date: | Thursday 29 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 88 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AL263 |
| MSN: | RH-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Long Kesh -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Long Kesh |
Aircraft collided with High Tension cables whilst on an Army Cooperation Exercise. Whilst landing at RAF Long Kesh the aircraft overshoot the runway and crashed through the boundary fence and landed in a ditch. Time 12:20.
Crew
Pilot: Plt Off T K Matthews Injured
Observer: Sgt G Rees Injured.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 March 1942 | AL718 | 88 Sqn RAF | 0 | Weston Longville NW Norwich | |
unk |
| 26 March 1942 | Z2244 | 88 Sqn RAF | 3 | near Le Havre, Seine-Maritime département |  |
w/o |
| 26 March 1942 | AL268 | 88 Sqn RAF | 2 | RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2017 19:22 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Feb-2018 16:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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