▁tw in - eng ined ▁Douglas ▁Boston ▁bom ber ▁hit ▁and ▁ri pped ▁the ▁top ▁off ▁a ▁bus ▁with ▁its ▁landing ▁g ear ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁air field . ▁The ▁bus ▁was ▁the ▁middle ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁taking ▁ 5 7 ▁air men ▁from ▁nearby ▁R AF ▁Lock ing ▁to ▁West on - super - m are ▁railway ▁station . ▁Seven ▁air man ▁were ▁killed ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁and ▁one ▁died ▁later , ▁four ▁others ▁were ▁seriously ▁hurt . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁crash ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁air field ▁and ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁three ▁were ▁not ▁injured . ▁ ▁On ▁Wed nes day ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Sea ▁Mos qu ito ▁TR . 3 3 ▁T W 2 8 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Tor ped o ▁Development ▁Unit ▁at ▁R AF ▁G os port ▁in ▁Ham pshire ▁was ▁performing ▁a ▁slow ▁roll ▁around ▁ 4 0 0 ▁or ▁ 5 0 0 ▁feet ▁when ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁wings ▁failed ▁and ▁it ▁crash ed ▁on ▁the ▁air field ▁killing ▁the ▁two ▁R AF ▁officers ▁on ▁board . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Till bro ok , ▁Ray ▁( Editor ). ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Over ▁& ▁Out : ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁Lock ing . ▁Forces ▁& ▁Corpor ate ▁Publishing ▁ ▁D ud ley , ▁Roger ▁and ▁Johnson , ▁Ted . ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁West on ▁Super ▁Mare ▁& ▁the ▁Aer op lane . ▁Am ber