ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201495
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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1942 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Douglas Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 88 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z2244 |
| MSN: | RH-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Le Havre, Seine-Maritime département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Attlebridge (takeoff at 14:35 LT) |
Hit by Flak and broke up over the target.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Kenneth McKerrow Elkins RAFVR 922758 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Roderick Merrington Porter RAFVR 924331 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Leslie John Colls RAFVR 1284077 [Killed]
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=668
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 January 1942 | AL263 | 88 Sqn RAF | 1 | RAF Long Kesh |  |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
| 17 March 1942 | AL718 | 88 Sqn RAF | 0 | Weston Longville NW Norwich | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2017 15:38 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Feb-2018 16:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2022 14:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2024 07:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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