ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 303141
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| Date: | Sunday 12 October 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z9737 |
| MSN: | YH-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kingerby, few miles south-west of Caistor, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oulton, Norfolk |
Blenheim Z9737: Took off for a Training flight. 12/10/1941
Was later seen circling the church at the tiny hamlet of Kirkby north of Market Rasen, where the pilot had friends. The villagers were waving to the crew as the aircraft circled low, unfortunately the wing tip struck the trees on the eastern side of the church and the pilot lost control. The aircraft went down to crash alongside the Kingerby beck almost level with Kingerby church coming to rest on its back.
The Accident report
Fairly condemning of the Pilot, cleared for a consumption test at 10,000 ft, he flew low over his girlfriends house and hit a tree near Kingesby
Crew:
Sgt (1062466) Francis COCKING (Pilot ) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1162807) Michael John COUNTER (Obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (954678) Edward Jack GILL (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/9746
2.Blenheim production list
3.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC
History of this aircraft
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