ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161927
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L4898 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | nr Keyston, 12 miles WNW of Huntingdon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood |
T/o Upwood for a formation exercise but at 1500, while flying near Keyston, 12 miles WNW of Huntingdon, a bird came through the windscreen and hit Sgt Miller in the face. Badly stunned, and aided by his crew he very skilfully forced-landed.
Crew:
Sgt F H MILLED (pilot) RAF - injured
Sources:
http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2013 14:57 | Nepa | Added |
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