ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275475
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 October 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Douglas Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AL871 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ????. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF ??? |
AL871 a Boston Mk III Intruder was destroyed in a night mid-air collision with Hurricane Z3081 of 534 Sqn.
Boston AL871 with an inexperienced pilot flying solo was acting as the target during a Turbinlite training mission.
Both pilots were fatally injured.
Sg (1314183) Norman Edward Albert ROSS (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
605 Sqn ORB entry for Oct 42
Images:
605 Sqn ORB entry for Oct 42
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2022 17:07 | grapeshot418 | Added |
| 14-Feb-2022 19:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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