Incident Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1176,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158348
 
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Date:Saturday 18 February 1939
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic BLEN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Blenheim Mk I
Owner/operator:601 (County of London) Sqn RAF
Registration: L1176
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Hendon, Middlesex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Hendon, Middlesex
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Blenheim L1176: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 18/02/1939
when undercarriage retracted whilst parked at RAF Hendon, Middlesex.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. RAF 601 Sqn ORB (Air Ministry Form 640) at http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C53167
3. http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-test.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Aug-2013 18:10 JINX Added
24-Aug-2013 06:37 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport]
24-Aug-2013 15:01 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport]
01-Mar-2014 22:06 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
29-Sep-2014 02:51 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
14-Oct-2014 14:53 Erectus Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
06-Jan-2016 15:09 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
07-Jan-2016 20:22 AlLach Updated [Operator]
07-Jan-2016 20:43 Apen Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
20-Jan-2016 17:41 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
21-Jan-2016 17:31 Django Updated [Operator]
22-Jan-2016 05:22 JINX Updated [Operator]
22-Jan-2016 21:10 Paix Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport]
26-Jan-2016 20:53 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
11-Feb-2016 04:51 JIXN Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
03-Mar-2016 16:39 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
05-Mar-2016 14:03 J.Cryer Updated [Operator, Source]
24-Mar-2018 20:51 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Sep-2018 10:47 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
01-Nov-2023 09:35 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

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