ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203046
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| Date: | Thursday 30 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AL744 |
| MSN: | OM-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gatwick, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Massingham, Norfolk |
| RAF Gatwick, Surrey |
Boston AL744: Took off at 18:16 hrs for bomb Marshalling Yard at Abbeville. 30/04/1942
Badly hit by flak. The aircraft crashed at RAF Gatwick on return from an operational flight.
Upon returning to base the aircraft was inspected on 7 May 1942 and was deemed DBR.
Crew:-
F/Lt (45301) Hadley James HOUGHTON DFC (Pilot) RAF - injured
W/O (563533) Walter George DAVIES (Obs.) RAF - Ok
F/Sgt (629792) William Stanley DOSSETT DFM (WOp/AG) RAFVR : Ok (NCO:49697 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 06 October, 1942)
Sgt (798572) James Gerald Edward PLOUGHMAN (AG) RAFVR : OK
Sources:
1. Bomber Command Losses 1942
2. ORB 107 Sqdn RAF (psáno AL755)
3. Henk Welting's Database
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2017 14:39 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 24-Jan-2018 17:31 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2024 07:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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