Date & Time:
Apr 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
W8355
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1221LT on an operation to Hazebrouck. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Boulogne-sur-Mer. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Sydney Hatton, pilot,
F/Sgt Jack Francis Connolly, observer,
Sgt Colin Frank Docherty, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Joseph Delaney, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Sydney Hatton, pilot,
F/Sgt Jack Francis Connolly, observer,
Sgt Colin Frank Docherty, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Joseph Delaney, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
