ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202247
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AL264 |
| MSN: | OM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | east of RAF Great Massingham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Massingham, Norfolk |
| RAF Great Massingham |
Boston AL264: Took off at 12:10 hrs for a bombing operation an Boulogne, France. 01/04/1942
The aim was to bomb an armed cargo ship. Cloud cover meant that the docks were bombed instead.
Badly damaged due to Flak which caused severe damage to the port engine. The pilot attempted to land his aircraft base, unfortunately an engine cut out. This resulted in the aircraft being inverted and diving into the ground east of the airfield. Sgt Moth managed to bale out at 500ft and survived.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Arthur Eric Lockwood RAFVR 108167 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 November, 1941) [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Moth RAF
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Gilbert George May Battison RAFVR 1006347 [Fatal Injury]
Sources:
1. Bomber Command Losses 1942
2. ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
3. CWGC
4. France-Crashes 39-45.
5. Henk Welting's Database
6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 March 1942 | W8388 | 107 Sqn RAF | 0 | near RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2017 13:41 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 24-Jan-2018 17:07 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Mar-2022 15:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2024 07:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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