Accident Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk IIIA AL284, Wednesday 10 June 1942
ASN logo
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Wednesday 10 June 1942
Time:
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: AL284
MSN: OM-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing - North Sea. -
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Exeter, East Devon
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Boston AL284: Took off at 12:50 hrs for a attack to Lannion airfield. 10/06/1942
Shot down by multiple Bf-109s.
Crew
P/O (104502) Thurstan Barns SKINNER (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1382240 Commission Gazetted : Friday 19 September, 1941)
P/O (J/6153) Lloyd Douglas BOWMAN (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sqt (1166132) Sgt Arthur PRINCE DFM RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=al284
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jan-2018 12:49 Red Dragon Added
24-Jan-2018 17:33 XindelX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative]
16-Oct-2018 19:28 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
17-Feb-2020 23:06 tachel Updated [Registration, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Jun-2023 09:17 Rob Davis Updated

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org