Douglas DB-7 Boston crash, Jun 6, 1944 (3 killed), Saint-...

Douglas DB-7 Boston accident on June 6, 1944 near Saint-Marcouf Islands Manche, France with 3 fatalities.

Boston BZ213 of 342 Squadron, the Free French Groupe Lorraine, was flying a smoke screen mission for the D Day landings. It was shot down, and its three French crew members, Sgt Roger Boissieux, 1st Lt Bernard Canut and Sgt Jean Francois Henson, were killed.

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