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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 88 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AL268 |
| MSN: | RH-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Attlebridge |
Takeoff at 14:35hrs Crash-landed at RAF Tangmere after two the crew baled out. Their bodies were never located:
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Walter Douglas Wren RAF 1311983 (Officer:161678 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 28 December, 1943)
Navigator : Sergeant William Venn Frame RAFVR 1376982 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Thomas William Elliott RAFVR 1058216 [Killed]
The casualties are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AL268.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2017 15:49 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Feb-2018 16:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2022 14:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2023 10:57 | Nepa | Updated |
| 02-Apr-2024 07:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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