Damville | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1700LT on a bombing mission over Northern France. It was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed in Damville. All three crew members survived.
Crew:
P/O R. M. Rogers, pilot,
Sgt H. G. U. Huckins, observer,
Sgt W. H. A. Bradshaw, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston in Bainast

Date & Time: May 29, 1940

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Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston

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U-235

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Damville - Damville

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1940

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Shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bainast. All crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt/C Dupuis +2.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston in Essarts les Bucquoy: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1940

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Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston

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U-254

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The airplane departed Damville on a bombing mission over the area of Arras. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Essarts les Bucquoy. Two crew members were killed and a third bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
Adj/C Richard Mayer, pilot,
Sgt/C Emile Roger Delineau, observer,
Sgt Henry Jean Hyvert de Lignac, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.