Accident Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk IIIA BZ203,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52288
 
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Date:Friday 22 October 1943
Time:15:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic A20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk IIIA
Owner/operator:107 Sqn RAF
Registration: BZ203
MSN: OM-G
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Veerse Meer, Aagtekerke-Veere, Zeeland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Hartford Bridge, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Boston BZ203/G: Took off at 13:45 hrs for mission over Courcelles (Belg.). 22/10/1943
Shot down by Flak and crashed in the Veerse meer (Aagtekerke-Veere) at 15:10hrs.
Crew:
P/O.(169.064) Thorkild HOEG (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O.(169.214) Neville GARDNER (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1033236) Clifford RODHAM (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2.https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?302679
3.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
12 April 1942 W8355 107 Sqn RAF 3 English Channel off Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais. w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
19-Oct-2018 07:44 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Oct-2018 15:33 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]
18-Jun-2022 13:06 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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