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Date: | Wednesday 8 March 1939 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | L1461 |
MSN: | MS-S |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | RAF Usworth, near Sunderland, County Durham, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Usworth, Co.Durham |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Blenheim L1461/S: Substantially damaged on 08/03/1939 when six aircraft took part in tactical exercise at RAF Church Fenton. The undercarriage of L1461 jammed and the aircraft belly-landed at RAF Usworth.
Aircraft deemed damaged beyond economic repair. and reassigned to GIA (Ground Instructional Air Frame) status, and became 1483M.
Crew:
W/Cdr (07004) David Vaughan CARNEGIE AFC (pilot, CO RAF Wittering ) RAF - uninjured
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. 23 Sqn RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) at
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2502922 3.
http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-test.html 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Carnegie_(RAF_officer)
5. Air Vice-Marshal D. V. Carnegie. The Times, Tuesday, 4 August 1964; pg. 10; Issue 56081
6.
http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PreWWII.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Feb-2016 14:22 |
MrBean1941 |
Added |
12-Feb-2016 16:32 |
JIXN |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
12-Feb-2016 20:33 |
Kraus |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
24-Mar-2018 22:36 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
24-Mar-2018 22:39 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
26-Sep-2018 10:13 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |