ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275446
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Douglas Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AL463 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bognor, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
Boston AL463 Intruder was destroyed in a crash. 28/08/1942
The pilot P/O (120.515) Kenneth James PIERPOINT : killed; aircraft accident, Middleton-on sea, Sussex.
On 28 August 1942, Pierpoint was the pilot, and sole occupant of a Boston Mk.III aircraft, which took off on a night-time training flight. Less than 10 minutes into the flight, the aircraft dived into the ground and exploded, near Bognor, West Sussex; Pierpoint was killed immediately. The subsequent enquiry determined that shortly after take-off, the aircraft had been illuminated by search lights which were participating in an exercise, and the pilot was possibly blinded or had tried to evade the lights by diving.
Sources:
AIR81/17153
605 Sqn ORB entry for 28 Aug 42
www.rafcommands.com/database entry for AL463
Listemann, Phil H. The Douglas Boston & Havoc Intruders (SQUADRONS 39). Philedition. Kindle Edition.
Images:
605 Sqn ORB entry for 28 Aug 42
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2022 20:49 | grapeshot418 | Added |
| 13-Feb-2022 08:01 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Damage] |
| 13-Feb-2022 08:01 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Date, Source] |
| 14-Feb-2022 19:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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