Mid-air collision Accident Bristol Blenheim Mk I L6795,
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Date:Saturday 4 April 1942
Time:19:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BLEN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Blenheim Mk I
Owner/operator:2 (C) OTU RAF
Registration: L6795
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea, 1 mile north of Skipsea, Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Catfoss, East Yorskhire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Blenheim L6795 Crashed after collision with L1125 while in formation.
Crew
F/Sgt William Thomas BRAUN (R/61110) RCAF : killed
P/O John Dunbar MAIR (116.701) Observer RAFVR : killed
Sgt Frederick Ernest Sydney WARREN (Aus403100) RAAF : killed

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999


http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4309-Blenheims-L1125-and-L6795

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-May-2008 10:34 JINX Added
29-Oct-2011 08:28 rvargast17 Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
15-Dec-2014 16:30 DG333 Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Narrative]
31-Aug-2020 14:35 Jixon Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
31-Aug-2020 14:36 Jixon Updated [Operator, Operator]

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