ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19731
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| Date: | Friday 19 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Botha Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 RDFS RAF |
| Registration: | L6418 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off Girvan, Ayrshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Prestwick |
| RAF Prestwick |
Engine failed & ditched in sea. One trainee radio operator trapped in aircraft by radio console. Survivors spent 3 hrs in a dinghy.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
My father was the pilot of 6418
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2008 05:04 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Feb-2014 08:16 | siubud | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2018 19:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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