Hartford Bridge Aircrash 1943
A Memory of Hartford Bridge Flats.
Does anyone have any memories or details of a Douglas Boston of 88 Squadron crashing after attempting a landing returning from a raid in 1943? It would have been around November I think.
My father was navigator and was badly injured in the crash after the aircraft's one remaining engine gave out on final approach and it swung sharply to the left before flying on for a while, 'mushing' into the canopy of a tree and ploughing across some ground before coming to stop, hitting a wall. My Dad seems to remember a Union flag flying from the top of a big house going by just before impact.
Any help locating the site would be great fully received.
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