US serial for RAF Boston - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

paulmcmillan · #1 19th January 2011, 10:42

I do not believe these had USAAF Serials as they were direct purchase from US not Lend Lease

To be more accurate... Actually ex French Air Force ordered aircraft diverted to RAF

Henk Welting · #2 19th January 2011, 18:17

Thanks Paul. The reason I asked for was the crash of a DB-7B (A-20 ?) on 30th July 1944, based at airfield 107. A US Lt.Col (Pilot), a Major and 2 Sgts survived. Must have been a Staff kite. Also a serial AL491 was mentioned but this never entered service with the RAF. I asked for my friend Jan Hey who is working on Vol. 4 of US Losses 8th and 9th USAAF WW2 eto NW Europe.
Regards,
Henk.

Revi16 · #3 19th January 2011, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henk Welting

Thanks Paul. The reason I asked for was the crash of a DB-7B (A-20 ?) on 30th July 1944, based at airfield 107. A US Lt.Col (Pilot), a Major and 2 Sgts survived. Must have been a Staff kite. Also a serial AL491 was mentioned but this never entered service with the RAF. I asked for my friend Jan Hey who is working on Vol. 4 of US Losses 8th and 9th USAAF WW2 eto NW Europe.
Regards,
Henk.

Found this,
http://www.303rdbg.com/ac-aircraft.html See Douglas A-20 Havoc

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/s...730&Submit2=Go
See third from bottom

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