ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305646
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| Date: | Monday 5 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IVF |
| Owner/operator: | 54 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L6788 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Chaterhall, Berwickshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Charterhall, Berwickshire |
| RAF Charterhall |
Blenheim L6788: Took off for Training flight. 05/10/1942.
Mid air collision with Blenheim L8613 during non operational training flight.
Blenheim L8613 took off on a non-operational training flight together with Blenheim L6788 to carry out camera gun astern attacks with L8613 being the target aircraft. In making an attack at 1,000 feet L6788 overshot the target aircraft and its starboard airscrew stuck the underside fuselage of L8613 causing the tail unit to tear away. Blenheim L8613 crashed. Blenheim L6788 landed Ok at base.
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
2.ORB 54 OTU RAF
3.AIR81/18618
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