"American Aircraft in RAF Service 1939-1945- Douglas Db7 and Db-7b Boston." Boston Mark I, AE458, on the ground at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, during an inspection of new American aircraft for the RAF by the Duke of Kent. AE458 was one of sixteen aircraft diverted to Britain from an ex-Belgian contract, and served as a crew trainer with Nos. 18 and 88 Squadrons RAF.