Incident Douglas DB-7C Boston Mk IV BZ451,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49688
 
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Date:Sunday 5 November 1944
Time:16:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic A20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas DB-7C Boston Mk IV
Owner/operator:342 (Lorraine) Sqn RAF
Registration: BZ451
MSN: OA-S
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Meijel, Limburg -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.50 Vitry-en-Artois, France
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 15:15 hrs for an operation to Venlo, Limburg.
The aircraft suffered an engine fire and crashed.

The four crew members all returned to duty.

Sources:

1. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4643&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
2. Google Maps

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
18-Oct-2019 15:00 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Mar-2021 16:41 werich Updated [Operator, Operator]
05-Mar-2021 16:45 Froome Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator]

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