ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179351
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6180 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beachy Head, East Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim N6180: Took off for Training flight. 07/08/1939
Was destroyed when it crashed in mist, near Beachy Head, East Sussex.
All three crew on board the Blenheim, plus one civilian passer-by, were killed:
Crew:
Sgt (564625) Harry Donald Perry FARROW (pilot) RAF : killed
Act Sgt (580382) Alfred John William SARGEANT (obs.) RAF : killed
AC2 (????) Leslie PHILLIPS (WOp/AG) RAF : killed
In addition, Miss Mary Florence Savery (aged 35) was killed by flying debris: she was walker on the clifftop path. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (August 17, 1939 page 161 - see link #3):
"Sgt. Harry Donald Perry Farrow, A/Sgt. Alfred John Williams Sargeant and A/C.2 Leslie Phillips and a woman civilian, lost their lives as the result of an accident which occurred on August 7 at Beachy Head to an aircraft of No. 107 Squadron. Sgt. Farrow was the pilot, and A/Sgt. Sergeant and A/C.2 Phillips were the other members of the crew".
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939-1-%20-%200535.PDF
4. http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-test.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2015 16:43 | TB | Added |
| 26-Nov-2017 00:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2017 00:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2018 00:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2018 00:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 10:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Apr-2022 08:55 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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