ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121966
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| Date: | Friday 18 July 1941 |
| Time: | 04:35 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 54 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L8729 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Conister Howl, south of Basin Howe, Eastmoors, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
Blenheim L8729: Took off for Night Training solo flight. 18/07/1941
The pilot of Blenheim L8729 was flying solo and undertaking a searchlight homing exercise when he was unwittingly vectored over the North Yorkshire Moors and Cleveland Hills by a ground-based controller. The aircraft circled for a while looking for the searchlight beams (which did not exist) before striking high ground south of Basin Howe at 04:35hrs. The area on the map is marked as Conister Howl. The pilot was sadly killed. This aircraft crashed only five minutes after Blenheim L1449 struck the moor near the waterfall further up the valley with both pilots undertaking the same exercise.
Crew:
P/O (NZ402908) Alexander Douglas McMURTRIE (pilot) RNZAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/nym/roll.html
2.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
3.AIR81/7683
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2011 19:16 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Jan-2012 06:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2012 13:50 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2013 05:51 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2013 09:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2013 15:39 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport] |
| 01-Oct-2013 05:28 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 14-Sep-2014 11:35 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
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