ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52652
Last updated: 13 May 2020
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| Date: | 01-AUG-1942 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AL725 |
| C/n / msn: | OM-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Breskens, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Massingham |
Takeoff at 16:08 hrs for an operation to Vlissingen in Zeeland.
The aircraft was hit by Marine Flak and crashed. The three crew members rest in the Vlissingen cemetery:
Pilot / P/O. G.P. Corah 115161 RAF / grave C 14
Observer / P/O. F.E. Allen 118637 RAF / grave C 16
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / P/O. A.A.H. Lindley 120181 RAF / grave C 15
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1736&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Aug-2017 13:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2018 17:36 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-May-2020 13:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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