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Date: | Thursday 29 January 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas Boston Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 88 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | AL263 |
MSN: | RH-? |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Long Kesh -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Long Kesh |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Aircraft collided with High Tension cables whilst on an Army Cooperation Exercise. Whilst landing at RAF Long Kesh the aircraft overshoot the runway and crashed through the boundary fence and landed in a ditch. Time 12:20.
Crew
Pilot: Plt Off T K Matthews Injured
Observer: Sgt G Rees Injured.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Nov-2017 19:22 |
Red Dragon |
Added |
12-Feb-2018 16:27 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |