ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311509
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 114 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W8290 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | No. 1 LG Foggia airfield (Italy) |
At 21:40 hrs on 16 December 1943, Douglas Boston III W8290 took off from No. 1 Landing Ground, Foggia, to conduct a reconnaissance operation to locate an enemy convoy in the Ancona area.
Nothing more was heard from it and it failed to return to base. See source 1.
The crew members on this sortie were all killed:
P/O Terence Bruce Sheekey (Aus.412720) RAAF - Pilot
P/O Gilbert Owen (174323) RAFVR - Navigator
F/Sgt Colin Coe (1291120) RAFVR - WOp/AG
Sgt Richard Herbert Lloyd (1605342) RAFVR - Air Gunner
See source 2.
Colin Coe is commemorated on a family memorial in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalene Church, North Ockendon. Havering, London and on a community memorial in the church. Please see sources 3 and 4.
Sources:
1. AIR 27 882/83 held at UK National Archives.
2. AIR 27 882/84
3. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/53031
4. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/80070
5. https://www.cwgc.org.uk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2023 05:20 | Richard | Added |
| 29-Apr-2023 07:39 | Nepa | Updated |
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