ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305597
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| Date: | Friday 18 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 54 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | K7090 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 1 ½ miles from RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
Blenheim K7090: Took off fot Night Training flight. 18/07/1941.
The pilot on his first night solo, was ordered to orbit the flashing beacon owing to the presence of enemy aircraft in the vicinity. It is thought that he failed to maintain equilibrium on his instruments and got into a diving turn. The pilot was killed when his aircraft struck the ground and was wrecked.”The accident took place about 1 ½ miles from the aerodrome.
Crew:
Sgt (NZ402238) Cyril John NEIGHBOUR (Pilot) RNZAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/41roll.htm
2.ORB 54 OTU RAF
3.AIR81/7699
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