After reading a book, that the Boston was mentioned in Im now curious would anyone have any info about a flight of 12 Bostons that took off  from a base in england and  NON returned
this was early inthe war I beleive before the end of 1942 and the bombers would probably be in the RAF 2nd Group on or beside the Englisih Channel, seems something odd happened after the flight and  id love to find the archives  for it,

Chris    SpitfireV
 
 
Right the flight im on about was reported as  Bostons from a english base to the low countries,  seems the crew of 3 of the planes gave written reports of the flight bombing ect,  BUT none of the flight returned and the reports were written and dated and timed at the same time as the raid was happening, 12 Bostone went out  3 reported  in  but NO planes of the fligh actually returned
 
Chris

mm it went that a way oh god im lost

Chris -
7/6/42 12 Bostons from RAF 226 Sq. attacked
Airfields in Low Countries.
6 American Crews , 6 RAF Crews
1 American Crew , Boston # AL677 shot down over
Dekooy Airfield.
Pilot - 2d Lt. F.A. Loehrl
American Crew , Boston # AL750
Crash Landed RAF Swanton Morley
Pilot - Capt. Charles Kegelman
1 RAF Boston Lost
Mike

Chris               Mike is right about the RAF Bostons but I wonder if they mean the 11 MARAUDERS from the 322BG (when still with the Eighth AF ) which attacked the generating stations at Ijmuiden / Haarlem on 17 May 1943 ;1 aborted and all rest shot down, collided or crashed  ??
Nick

Thanks for the  help guys 
gonna start the research  today
 
spitty
 

mm it went that a way oh god im lost

 
Unless I am badly mistaken....the aircraft the British called the Boston, was the Douglas A-20...Americans called it the Havoc.
 
Some versions were known as the P-70 and adapted for use as a Night Fighter, prior to the North American P-61 Night Fighter.
 
The Marauder was the Glenn Martin B-26.
 
A stands for Attack...B stands for bomber...P stands for Pursuit.
 
Jim :-)

James S. Peters Sr. T/Sgt
B-17 Flt Engr, 27 missions
99 BG, 348BS, 5th Wing, 15th AAF
Tortorella, (Foggia#2), Italy
My Tour was from 12/03/44-06/19/45
M/Sgt USAF (Retired)

Jim    the RAF day bomber model of the A-20 was called "Boston"; the British night fighter version was named "Havoc", also adopted by the AAF for their A-20s.
The P-70 night fighter was to be called "Nighthawk" but apparently seldom used.           Nick

Chris.......I'm pretty sure there wasn't an occasion when that many Bostons were lost; though there were quite heavy losses ( RAF and SAAF ) in N. Africa.
The only mission which seems to come close was during the Battle of France when the RAF light bombers were (vainly and at great cost) trying to halt the German advance; 82 Sqn. from 2 Group sent out 12 Blenheim IVs (no Bostons at this time) to bomb the Gembloux Gap , losing 11 to flak and fighters.
The date was 17 May 1940. Many of these attacks were practically suicidal;the greatest asset of the Blenheims and Battles was the courage of their crews.
The Douglas Bostons went on to achieve much with the British and Dominion squadrons and were well-regarded by their crews( some served with the Free French too ).                Nick

Douglas A-20 export was called DB-7.
 
Brit DB-7 Night-fighters were called = Havoc I (Intruder) & also designated Moonfighter, Ranger & Havoc IV.
 
Source:McDonald-Douglas Aircraft since 1920: Volume I
 
Terry T.