ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150778
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| Date: | Saturday 10 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 5 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L6799 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire |
Blenheim L6799: Took off for a Training flight. 10/08/1940
Collided with Spitfire L1063 at Aston Down and crashed.
The crew of the Blenheim were killed in the accident.
Crew:
P/O (41673) George Gordon CRAWFORD (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (754620) John Martin OXTOBY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
George Crawford is buried in Brimscombe Cemetery, and John Oxtoby in Holme-on-Spalding (All Saints) Churchyard.
R.I.P.
Sources:
RAF Casualties-1940.
Blenheim production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2012 12:42 | angels one five | Added |
| 20-Nov-2012 13:07 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2013 21:26 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 15-Dec-2014 15:58 | Jixon | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2014 15:59 | Jixon | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Dec-2014 16:00 | King | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
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