ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225433
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1408 |
| MSN: | ZK-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bristol Channel, off Worm's Head, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF St. Athan, Glamorgan, Wales |
Blenheim L1408/J: Took off for A.I. Test flight. 31/07/1940
The aircraft was in collision with another Blenheim, L6722 of 29 Squadron during A.I. Radar System trials over the Bristol Channel off Worm's Head, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula. 31/07/1940.
All six crew - three in each aircraft were killed.
Crew :
Sgt (566058) Joseph Beckett THOMPSON (pilot) RAF- killed
AC.2 (572787) Edward John TOY (mech. of 32 MU RAF St. Athan) RAF - killed
Mr. D M GORDON (civilian assistant of 32 MU RAF St. Athan) - killed
Were all lost as were the occupants of L6722 - Sgt. E Waite, Sgt. CJ Richardson and LAC T Ward from 32 MU.
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1993, Air Britain, Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 to N9999
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2497
3. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.
4. https://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/515601/details/bristol-blenheim-1-l6722
5. https://britainatwar.keypublishing.com/2018/08/23/the-many-raf-ground-crew-in-the-battle-of-britain/
6. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/web_db_input.php
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2931372/thompson,-joseph-beckett/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1808971/toy,-edward-john/
9. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3168813/gordon,-/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2019 22:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-May-2019 10:32 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-May-2021 16:25 | Faun | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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